A gingerbread man is a biscuit or cookie made from gingerbread, usually in the shape of a stylized human being, although other shapes, especially seasonal themes and characters are common too.
Gingerbread man
A gingerbread man, with icing decoration
Freshly baked gingerbread men with a variety of decorations
Gingerbread man (styled after The Gingerbread Man from Shrek) with his wife and dog in front of a gingerbread house
A cookie or biscuit is a baked snack or dessert that is typically small, flat, and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar, egg, and some type of oil, fat, or butter. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, or nuts.
Chocolate chip cookies
Traditional American Christmas cookie tray
A dish of assorted cookies, including sandwich cookies filled with jam
Cookies baking in an oven