Gingersnap
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/cookies flavoured with powdered ginger, anise, nuts and other spices. They typically measure ca. 5 cm (two inches) in diameter.
Scandinavian-style ginger thins.
In the United States, ginger nuts 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. Scandinavian ginger nuts, also called ginger thins or pepparkakor in Swedish/pepperkaker in Norwegian (literally, pepper crackers), 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.