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Pie offerings include pumpkin ($36), cranberry gingersnap ($36), salted caramel apple ($44) and bourbon chocolate pecan ($48).
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Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Accompany with graham crackers, gingersnaps, maple cookies, and Rice Krispie treats made with snappy pecan butter and cinnamon.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Use Your Eyes This riff on a Rusty Nail, originally featured on a previous fall menu at The Patterson House in Nashville, Tenn., swaps the traditional scotch for Laird’s 100 proof apple brandy along with gingersnap and allspice bitters.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
With notes of apple, gingersnaps and lemon meringue flavor of J Vineyards Cuvée 20 ($40) sparkling wine from Russian River Valley blends deliciously with this spicy dish.
—Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Accompany with graham crackers, gingersnaps, maple cookies, and Rice Krispie treats made with snappy pecan butter and cinnamon.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Use Your Eyes This riff on a Rusty Nail, originally featured on a previous fall menu at The Patterson House in Nashville, Tenn., swaps the traditional scotch for Laird’s 100 proof apple brandy along with gingersnap and allspice bitters.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
With notes of apple, gingersnaps and lemon meringue flavor of J Vineyards Cuvée 20 ($40) sparkling wine from Russian River Valley blends deliciously with this spicy dish.
—Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gingersnap
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At the same time, she becomes threatened by a minor scandal involving her dopey husband (Jack Lowden), all while dealing with her dysfunctional family, including the serial-cheater father (Woody Harrelson) who reenters her life and a brother (Spike Fearn) who has become something of a hermit.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
12 Dec. 2025
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On Monday morning, well-wishers, many wearing rain-coats, lined the roads behind a metal railing under drizzly skies as his convoy made its way through the winding roads near Beirut to the mountain-top tomb of a 19th century hermit now recognized as Saint Charbel Makhlouf.—
NPR,
NPR,
1 Dec. 2025
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The menu features on-tap cold brews and single-origin espresso drinks to signature lattes in flavors like honey, white mocha, vanilla bean and snickerdoodle.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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But Vreeland’s cookbook also contains some creative recipes to blend traditional holiday beverage flavors with cookies — like eggnog snickerdoodles or gingerbread latte cookies.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
17 Dec. 2025
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The menu will feature baked pollock, baked tilapia, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, clam chowder, steamed rice, steamed broccoli, French friends, assorted dinner rolls, cookies and ice cream.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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This nut is often enjoyed in cookies—but the macadamia nut has so much more to offer.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
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This recipe stands out from all the rest with brown butter’s toasty, nutty addition to the shortbread base and abundant fresh lemon juice, bringing all its aromatic tartness to every bite.—
Jennifer Anderson,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
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Chocolate graham crackers and chocolate Teddy Grahams will give you a similar vibe, but for a different take on the base, try Nutter Butters, gingersnaps, or shortbread cookies.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2026
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By the time Lindsay was ready for the road trip, her car was loaded to the roof with king cakes, cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and a Praline king cake challah.—
Lindsay Baach Friedmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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The dessert table alone had four cakes, two types of brownies, and several cookie options.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Christmas desserts: 7 Christmas dessert recipes to try this year, from apple pie to cheesecake Nord's Bakery WHAT: Nord's Bakery sells a gooey delicious chocolate chip cookie, snickerdoodles, sugar, thumbprint, macaroons, oatmeal raisin, double chocolate chip, sugar cookies and more.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Dec. 2025
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Costco also has a Kirkland Signature variety pack of dessert bars, which include brookies, pecan caramel brownies, wildberry macaroons, and macaroon madness bars.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Whether Stewart is sharing her hosting tips or simple, effective beauty routine, her impeccable taste has never steered me wrong (not to mention her 10/10 strawberry shortcake cookie recipe has become a family favorite).—
Cheryl Wagemann,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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Senior Producer Ivy Odom’s twist on classic strawberry shortcake will become your new go-to way to make the springtime staple.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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For dessert, customers can dine on treats like an orange blossom saffron olive oil cake for $11 (complete with black walnut tuile and strawberry coulis).—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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Expect squid ink tuile, risotto infused with langoustine bisque, pulled veal cheek, and a show-stopping dessert of sous-vide rhubarb and chocolate cremeux—finished with a warm Aperol.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Gingersnap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gingersnap. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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