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Gingersnaps or ginger biscuits are a popular type of snack food, and are often referred to as ginger nuts in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.^{[citation needed]} They are biscuits/cookies flavored with powdered ginger, cinnamon, netmeg and other spices.^[1] They typically measure ca. 5 cm (two inches) in diameter. Ginger nuts are not to be confused with pepper nuts, which are a ginger bread variety, somewhat smaller in diameter, but thicker, and contain pepper as a spice.

In the United States, gingersnaps are generally round drop cookies, usually between 3 mm (1/8-inch) and 6 mm (1/4-inch) thick, with prominent cracks in the top surface.^{[citation needed]} Scandinavian ginger nuts, also called ginger thins or 'brunkage' in Danish (literally, brown biscuits), pepparkakor in Swedish and peparkaker/ pepperkaker in Norwegian (literally, pepper cakes), are rolled quite thin (often under 3 mm (1/8-inch) thick), and cut into shapes; they have smooth tops, and are usually somewhat crisper (and in some cases, more strongly flavoured) than the American version.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Abigail Johnson Dodge. "Ginger Snaps." Fine Cooking Dec 2005. 8 Jan 2010 <http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/ginger-snaps.aspx>

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[1] Abigail Johnson Dodge. "Ginger Snaps." Fine Cooking Dec 2005. 8 Jan 2010 <http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/ginger-snaps.aspx>

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-'''Gingersnaps''' or '''ginger biscuits''' are a popular type of [[snack food]], and are often referred to as '''ginger nuts''' in the [[UK]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].  They are [[biscuits|biscuits/cookies]]  flavoured with powdered [[ginger]], [[anise]], [[Nut (fruit)|nuts]] and other spices.  They typically measure ca. 5&nbsp;cm (two inches) in diameter. Ginger nuts are not to be confused with '''[[pepper nuts]]''', which are a ginger bread variety, somewhat smaller in diameter, but thicker. Pepper nuts also actually contain pepper as a spice.
+'''Gingersnaps''' or '''ginger biscuits''' are a popular type of [[snack food]], and are often referred to as '''ginger nuts''' in the [[UK]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].{{fact}}  They are [[biscuits|biscuits/cookies]]  flavored with powdered [[ginger]], [[cinnamon]], [[netmeg]] and other spices.<ref>Abigail Johnson Dodge. "Ginger Snaps." Fine Cooking Dec 2005. 8 Jan 2010 <http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/ginger-snaps.aspx></ref> They typically measure ca. 5&nbsp;cm (two inches) in diameter. Ginger nuts are not to be confused with '''[[pepper nuts]]''', which are a ginger bread variety, somewhat smaller in diameter, but thicker, and contain pepper as a spice.
 [[Image:Freshly baked gingerbread - Christmas 2004.jpg|thumb|Scandinavian-style ginger thins.]]
-In the [[United States]], gingersnaps are generally round drop [[cookies]], usually between 3&nbsp;mm (1/8-inch) and 6&nbsp;mm (1/4-inch) thick, with prominent cracks in the top surface. [[Scandinavia]]n ginger nuts, also called ginger thins or 'brunkage' in [[Danish language|Danish]] (literally, brown biscuits), ''pepparkakor'' in [[Swedish language|Swedish]] and ''peparkaker/ pepperkaker'' in [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] (literally, pepper cakes), are rolled quite thin (often under 3&nbsp;mm (1/8-inch) thick), and cut into shapes; they have smooth tops, and are usually somewhat crisper (and in some cases, more strongly flavoured) than the American version.
+In the [[United States]], gingersnaps are generally round drop [[cookies]], usually between 3&nbsp;mm (1/8-inch) and 6&nbsp;mm (1/4-inch) thick, with prominent cracks in the top surface.{{fact}} [[Scandinavia]]n ginger nuts, also called ginger thins or 'brunkage' in [[Danish language|Danish]] (literally, brown biscuits), ''pepparkakor'' in [[Swedish language|Swedish]] and ''peparkaker/ pepperkaker'' in [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] (literally, pepper cakes), are rolled quite thin (often under 3&nbsp;mm (1/8-inch) thick), and cut into shapes; they have smooth tops, and are usually somewhat crisper (and in some cases, more strongly flavoured) than the American version.{{fact}}
 ==See also==
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 *[[Gingerbread]]
 *[[Speculaas]]
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 [[Category:Cookies]]