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Originally Posted by Eulonima  americans pretty much call what we'd call "biscuits" cookies, so nothing really |
See, I wasn't too sure about the direct biscuit to cookie correlation, as a kitkat and it's ilk would be considered a chocolate/candy bar, not a cookie. Helen's definition, however:
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Originally Posted by Mwezzi Over here, when people talk about cookies it's usually something with chocolate chips or some other sweet thing baked into the biscuity part, as opposed to layered on top/in between two other biscuits. They're also allowed to be chewy.
In America, biscuits are some kind of scone-like bread. And cookies are what we call biscuits. |
makes a bit more sense, as far as distinguishing a cookie from a biscuit, UK-style.
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Originally Posted by hammertime Cheddars. Not Minis, the big ones.
(This thread just became SAVOURY) |
See, going to savoury just opens a
whole other US-UK conversion kafuffle for me.
Cheddars = crackers.
It's all very confusing.
