An American chiming in on what biscuits are in the UK vs US…
By reading GN and all your good news, info and advice I’ve learned that your biscuits is the name for American cookies. BTW - a cookie that has added egg(s) can still be very dry and crispy, altho it is a richer taste. Can also be a wetter chewier cookie depending on other ingredients and baking times.
American biscuits are a baking powder dough (flour, shortening, bp, touch sugar, cream, (no egg) that can be made plain and used for breakfast - butter/jam or have a sausage gravy poured over (delish!)
American scones are a version of the bp biscuit altho a bit dryer and richer, but has additives - fruit, nuts, herbs, and optional sugar sprinkle or icing drizzle.
Then there are very dry cookies here as biscuits. Often times they are used crushed as crusts for tarts or pies. Biscuit cookies also used in trifles to soak up a lot of that goodness. They also make good dunkers in tea/coffee.
Am I missing anything here? 🤷🏼♀️ I’m getting hungry!
USA Gundy