2007-02-03 00:21:36 · 5 answers · asked by rameem 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
In America, a biscuit fits into more of the bread category, mostly savory and not sweet. Eaten mostly in the South with meals.
Cookies are desserts.
In other countries, a biscuit and a cookie are the same things. I know in Italy, for instance, they have biscotti, which are those hard cookies most Americans only see in a Starbucks. But also in Italian markets I see al kinds of cookies, that are labeled biscotti.
2007-02-03 00:30:56 · answer #1 · answered by Kat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biscuits is in the bread category in America. Cookies are in the bakery, dessert category. But in places like Australia, they are both the same.
2007-02-03 10:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by A Girl With a Dream 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
other than the name? I think, none in some countries you call them biscuits (in europe) in the states we call them cookies the ingrdients are the same (flour, eggs, milk, shortening or butter and sugar). I really don't care if they're cookies or biscuits if they taste good!!!
2007-02-03 08:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by HaveUmetTed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There really is none, it's just what you prefer to call it. I call it both. People in Britain tend to call it biscuit. Or cookie. Either, reallly.
2007-02-03 08:26:24 · answer #4 · answered by The Great Walrus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just find that British people call cookies "biscuits". (I'm American.)
2007-02-03 08:40:29 · answer #5 · answered by Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋