🌍 American vs British · vocabulary
cookie vs biscuit
A small, sweet baked treat, typically flat and crisp or chewy.
American
cookie
“She baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies for the party.”
British
biscuit
“She baked a batch of chocolate chip biscuits for the party.”
Good to know
Americans call them 'cookies'; the British say 'biscuits'. Confusingly, an American 'biscuit' is a soft savoury bread roll, and the British do use 'cookie' specifically for the larger, soft American-style chocolate-chip variety.
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