Can Ginger extract be used for ground ginger?

Ground ginger can NOT be substituted for crystallized ginger--that is something quite different. Otherwise, you are fairly safe to use ground, minced, and grated ginger interchangeably unless the...

No. Crushed ginger is 'wet'. Ground Ginger is a powder. They are not the same thing. You can substitute but would need to change quantities and the taste would be different.

My recipe calls for fresh, chopped ginger, Can I use ground ginger & in what proportion. The recipe calls for 2 tsp. fresh chopped ginger?

probably. my guess is that ginger root is the whole thing, and ground ginger would be chopped up/finely ground ginger root.

make the most delicious ginger molasses cookies, my families favorite