gingersnap vs cookie

gingersnap and cookie both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gingersnap	Yes	No	No	No
cookie	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of gingersnap include biscuit, cooky.

gingersnap (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