Quote Originally Posted by birdgirl73
Guys, Brits use the term "biscuit" to describe what we refer to as cookies. Ever heard of tea and biscuits? That's their way of saying tea and cookies. They just use a different term than we do, just as they say "lorry" for truck and "lift" for elevator.

Swizzy, you got a couple of votes up above from Yanks thinking you were referring to savory scones, which are our biscuits here and are served up a lot with fried chicken and/or gravy.

I'll cast a vote for Oreos . . . .
Cheers Birdgirl, I was pretty confused when people were saying 'biscuits and gravy'! That would taste rather vile.