ginger nut vs cookie

ginger nut and cookie both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ginger nut	Yes	No	No	No
cookie	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cookie is a hypernym of ginger nut; that is, cookie is a word with a broader meaning than ginger nut:

Other hypernyms of ginger nut include biscuit, cooky.

ginger nut (noun)	cookie (noun)
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger	a short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site
	any of various small flat sweet cakes
	the cook on a ranch or at a camp