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| − | + | A '''cookie''' (or '''biscuit''' in the UK) is a small flat or slightly raised cake. In the USA cookies are generally large and chewy in texture. | |
| + | The name 'cookie' derives from the Dutch ''koekje'', which is a diminutive of ''koek'', cake. | ||
In the UK, a cookie is not usually called a cookie. It is called a [[biscuit]], from a French word for twice cooked bread. In the UK biscuits are generally small and crispy in texture. The UK term for a US-style biscuit is a [[scone]]. | In the UK, a cookie is not usually called a cookie. It is called a [[biscuit]], from a French word for twice cooked bread. In the UK biscuits are generally small and crispy in texture. The UK term for a US-style biscuit is a [[scone]]. | ||
[[Category:Bakery products]] | [[Category:Bakery products]] | ||
Revision as of 20:41, December 31, 2007
A cookie (or biscuit in the UK) is a small flat or slightly raised cake. In the USA cookies are generally large and chewy in texture. The name 'cookie' derives from the Dutch koekje, which is a diminutive of koek, cake.
In the UK, a cookie is not usually called a cookie. It is called a biscuit, from a French word for twice cooked bread. In the UK biscuits are generally small and crispy in texture. The UK term for a US-style biscuit is a scone.