gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred 
1
: a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger
2
[from the fancy shapes and gilding formerly often applied to gingerbread]
: lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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Erick Rocha leads the pastry program, crafting conchas filled with yuzu or corn husk curds, hazelnut-praline-chocolate chip cookies, cajeta brioche, and marranitos, Mexican gingerbread cookies charmingly shaped like pigs, served with dark, single-origin Oaxacan coffee.
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Even those who aren’t the biggest fans of gingerbread will love this chocolate version this holiday season.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
This nearly three-hour experience also offers the chance to warm up with homemade hot chocolate and local gingerbread after exploring the trails.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Around the holidays, this activity can be especially fun—and can involve making festive cookies, a gingerbread house or other holiday treats that can be used to engage little ones.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 7 Jan. 2026
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Even those who aren’t the biggest fans of gingerbread will love this chocolate version this holiday season.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
This nearly three-hour experience also offers the chance to warm up with homemade hot chocolate and local gingerbread after exploring the trails.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Around the holidays, this activity can be especially fun—and can involve making festive cookies, a gingerbread house or other holiday treats that can be used to engage little ones.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 7 Jan. 2026
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gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred
1
: a cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger
2
: showy ornamentation especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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