Biscuit

Biscuit

1. A small cake of shortened bread leavened with baking powder or soda. We loved fresh biscuits for breakfast.
2. Chiefly British. A thin, crisp cracker. A cookie. She served tea and biscuits t o us.
3. In the USA what the British call biscuits are called cookies.

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Shown is a typical American biscuit