Gingerbread cookies are also molasses spice cookies but they are traditionally rolled and cut out with cookie cutters. They can be decorated or unadorned. The spices are similar but pfeffernusse are always small, round cookies coated in either powdered sugar or a simple icing. u003cspan style=u0022font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;u0022u003eGingerbread texture can vary from soft and chewy to dry and crunchy. u003c/spanu003eu003cp class=u0022MsoNormalu0022 style=u0022margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; white-space: normal;u0022u003eu003c/pu003e