gingersnap
noun
gin·ger·snap
ˈjin-jər-ˌsnap 
: a thin brittle cookie sweetened with molasses and flavored with ginger
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Cascio walked past a tiny machine for making gingersnaps and a small burglar-proof safe, before stopping in front of a tin evaporating pan, accessorized with rotating brass blades and powered by a wooden wheel.
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Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
The tin decorated in Magnolia’s signature colors includes two dozen spritz cookies, chocolate peppermint bark and six of each of beloved cookie flavors like jammy thumbprint, snickerdoodle and gingersnap.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
From 4 to 7 p.m. For $110, guests can get cauliflower steak, striped bass, rib eye and various desserts like apple pie snicker doodle, gingersnap and doughnuts.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
These martinis also pair beautifully with dessert, including fresh fruit tarts, lava cakes, brownies, pumpkin pie, gingersnap cookies, and more.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2023
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Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
The tin decorated in Magnolia’s signature colors includes two dozen spritz cookies, chocolate peppermint bark and six of each of beloved cookie flavors like jammy thumbprint, snickerdoodle and gingersnap.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
From 4 to 7 p.m. For $110, guests can get cauliflower steak, striped bass, rib eye and various desserts like apple pie snicker doodle, gingersnap and doughnuts.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
These martinis also pair beautifully with dessert, including fresh fruit tarts, lava cakes, brownies, pumpkin pie, gingersnap cookies, and more.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2023
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gingersnap
noun
gin·ger·snap
ˈjin-jər-ˌsnap
: a thin brittle cookie flavored with ginger
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