e term, beaten biscuit, is closer to the British variety.
In Commonwealth English, it is a small and generally sweet baked product that would be called either a cookieora cracker in the United States, and a cookie (biscuit in Quebec) in Canada. In Newfoundland, the British term is used, whereas the American biscuit is virtually unheard of, and not a popular food item in the province. Biscuits in the United Kingdom and Ireland may be savoury (savoury biscuits are often referred to as crackers)or