what is the difference between a cookie & a biscuit.?

Answer 1

I don't know about anywhere else but here in the U.S. one major difference is that one is sweet while the other is not. Both are made with flour (with the exception of an oatmeal cookie) but you usually add sugar to the mix for a cookie & add other things depending on what type of cookie is being made. A biscuit is considered a bread & can sometimes be a substitute for rolls at dinner time. A cookie is considered a dessert or treat & can be made in a wide variety. My personal favorite is chocolate chip.

Answer 2

A biscuit is a small baked bread or cake. The exact meaning varies markedly in different parts of the world, sometimes leading to confusion.A biscuit is a hard baked product like a small flat cake which in North America may be called a "cookie" or "cracker". The term biscuit also applies to sandwich type biscuits, where a layer of 'cream' or icing is sandwiched between two biscuits. It should be noted, however, that it has become increasingly more common within the UK for "cookie" to be used to differentiate between the softer, more chewy "cookie" and the harder, more brittle "biscuit"

Answer 3

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Answer 4

cookie
In the United States and Canada, a cookie (sometimes spelled cooky) is a small, flat baked pastry. In most English-speaking countries outside North America, the most common word for this is biscuit; in many regions both terms are used, while in others the two words have different meanings—a cookie is a bun in Scotland, while in North America a biscuit is a kind of quick bread.

biscuit
A biscuit is a small baked bread or cake. The exact meaning varies markedly in different parts of the world, sometimes leading to confusion. The origin of the word "biscuit" is from Latin via Middle French and means "twice cooked". Some of the original biscuits were British naval hard tack. That was passed down to American culture, and hard tack (biscuits) was made through the 19th century.
British digestive biscuits
British digestive biscuits

A biscuit is a hard baked product like a small flat cake which in North America may be called a "cookie" or "cracker". The term biscuit also applies to sandwich type biscuits, where a layer of 'cream' or icing is sandwiched between two biscuits. It should be noted, however, that it has become increasingly more common within the UK for "cookie" to be used to differentiate between the softer, more chewy "cookie" and the harder, more brittle "biscuit."[citation needed] In this respect the British usage of the word biscuit was defined in the defense of a tax judgement found in favor of McVitie's and their product Jaffa Cakes which the Inland Revenue claimed was a biscuit and was therefore liable to value added tax. The successful defense rested on the fact that 'biscuits go soft when stale, whereas cakes go hard when stale.'

In Britain the sweet biscuit has a strong cultural identity as the traditional accompaniment to a cup of tea, and is regularly eaten as such. Many tea drinkers “dunk” their biscuit into their tea, allowing it to absorb liquid and soften slightly before consumption.

Although there are many regional varieties, both sweet and savory, "biscuit" is generally used to describe the sweet version. Sweet biscuits are commonly eaten as a snack and may contain chocolate, fruit, jam, nuts or even be used to sandwich other fillings. Savory biscuits, more often called crackers or crispbreads, are plainer and commonly eaten with cheese following a meal.

Generally, Australians use the British meaning of "biscuit" (colloquially referred to as bickie or biccie or bikkie) for the sweet biscuit. Two famous Australasian biscuit varieties are the Anzac biscuit and the Tim Tam.

Despite the difference, this sense is at the root of the United States' most prominent maker of cookies and crackers, the National Biscuit Company (now called Nabisco).

Answer 5

Hi,

In biscuits butter is added in smll quantities wheras in cookies butter is the second main ingredient next to flour. Biscuits are machine mold cookies are hand mold. Biscuits are Brittle and tough cookies are soft and very much known for flavor and taste.

Answer 6

cookies are basically small cakes while biscuits are quick breads . some cookies r made from cake batter . most cookies formulas , however ,call for less liquid than cake formulas do . cookies dough range from soft 2 very stiff. most cookies r individually formed or shaped. biscuits on other hand r quickly made cause they r leavened by chemical leaveners & steam , not by yeast ,no fermentation time is necessary .soft dough is used .they r with few exception rolled out &cut into desired shapes....

Answer 7

Biscuits are hard and crumbly and Cookies are soft and chewy and a lot more sweeter than biscuits

Answer 8

In UK what is a biscuit is a cookie in USA.
Cookies are made with choc chips and raisins etc to make them tastier in the US.
A biscuit in the US is a small cup cake with blueberries or raisins etc.
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Answer 9

Who cares? ^___________^

I think that in england there is no difference but in america a cookie is usually a dessert where a biscuit is like a small (about the size of 5 golfballs) loaf of bread.

Answer 10

if you are from england its the same thing, in the u.s. biscuits are typically not a dessert and not sweet like a cookie.