A\u00a0cookie<\/b>\u00a0is a\u00a0baked\u00a0or cooked food that is small, flat and sweet. It usually contains\u00a0flour,\u00a0sugar\u00a0and some type of\u00a0oil\u00a0or\u00a0fat. It may include other ingredients such as\u00a0raisins,\u00a0oats,\u00a0chocolate chips, nuts, etc.<\/p>\n
In most English-speaking countries except for the United States and Canada, crisp cookies are called\u00a0biscuits<\/b>. Chewier biscuits are sometimes called\u00a0cookies<\/i>\u00a0even in the United Kingdom.[2]<\/sup>\u00a0Some cookies may also be named by their shapes, such as\u00a0date squares\u00a0or bars.<\/p>\n Cookies or biscuits may be mass-produced in factories, made in small bakeries or homemade. Biscuit or cookie variants include\u00a0sandwich biscuits, such as\u00a0custard creams,\u00a0Jammie Dodgers,\u00a0Bourbons, and\u00a0Oreos, with marshmallow or jam filling and sometimes dipped in chocolate or another sweet coating. Cookies are often served with beverages such as\u00a0milk,\u00a0coffee\u00a0or\u00a0tea. Factory-made cookies are sold in\u00a0grocery stores,\u00a0convenience stores, and\u00a0vending machines. Fresh-baked cookies are sold at\u00a0bakeries\u00a0and\u00a0coffeehouses, with the latter ranging from small business-sized establishments to multinational corporations such as\u00a0Starbucks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"