Gingerbread cookie is made from ginger bread which is a traditional sweet with the dominant flavors of ginger and raw sugar. The gingerbread cookie is often called a gingersnap cookie. Gingerbread cookies are often cut into different shapes the most popular being the gingerbread man. Gingerbread cookies use flour, eggs, butter, molasses, light/dark brown sugar (for the deep ginger brown color), and spices like cinnamon, clove, nutmeg along with ginger.