gingersnap vs cooky

gingersnap and cooky both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of gingersnap include biscuit, cookie.

gingersnap (noun)	cooky (noun)
a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger	any of various small flat sweet cakes
	the cook on a ranch or at a camp