Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flat brittle cookie spiced with ginger and sweetened with molasses.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A thin brittle cake spiced with ginger.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A crisp cookie flavored with ginger.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of
biscuit (American:cookie ) made from dough seasoned withginger .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
- noun a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
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Examples
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I like the idea of gingersnap crust versus the usual graham cracker crust.
nectarine, mascarpone and gingersnap tart | smitten kitchen 2008
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The crust is made with crust gingersnap cookies and almonds, while the smooth cheesecake portion is a combination of heavy cream and cream cheese, touched with just a little bit of lemon and topped with fresh berries.
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I made the chocolate gingersnap cookies on 12/5/09.
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This cheesecake has a gingersnap crust, a rich creamy center made with pureed sweet potato (which you should be able to find canned in a local market) and a topping made with marshmallows melted together with sour cream, which is light, sweet, tangy and a good contrast to the cake.
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This cheesecake has a gingersnap crust, made with all the usual apple pie spices, and is filled with a layer of light-sauteed apples.
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I love plain cheesecake with berries on top and a gingersnap crust.
Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Pan and a Giveaway! | Baking Bites 2009
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Crissy Oct 23 homemade - pumpkin with a gingersnap or vanilla wafer crust.
Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Pan and a Giveaway! | Baking Bites 2009
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Oh snap (haha, get it? oh snap? gingersnap? okay.yeah. nevermind), those look AWESOME.
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I loooove pumpkin cheesecake with gingersnap crust.
Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Pan and a Giveaway! | Baking Bites 2009
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I made the chocolate gingersnap cookies on 12/5/09.
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