A gingersnap, ginger snap, ginger nut, or ginger biscuit is a biscuit flavored with ginger. Ginger snaps are flavored with powdered ginger and a variety of other spices, most commonly cinnamon, molasses and clove. There are many recipes. The brittle ginger nut style is a commercial version of the traditional fairings once made for market fairs now represented only by the Cornish fairing.
Gingersnap
biscuit with ginger flavor
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Characteristic of:
Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine
Inspired by:
Cornish fairing
Contains, including ancestors:
Wheat
Also known as:
English:
Ginger snapGingernut
Wikidata ID:
Q7879663
Wikipedia title:
Ginger snap
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