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Scottish biscuit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Empire biscuit (also known as Imperial cookie, German biscuit and Belgian biscuit[1]) is a sweet biscuit eaten in Scotland and some Commonwealth countries. It is also popular in Northern Ireland, as well as Canada (particularly iconic in Winnipeg and Hamilton).[2][3]
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| Alternative names | German biscuit, Linzer biscuit, Deutsch biscuit, Belgian biscuit[citation needed] |
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| Type | Cookie |
| Place of origin | Scotland |
| Main ingredients | Biscuits, jam in between two biscuits. The top is covered with white glace icing, usually decorated with a jelly sweet |
The Empire biscuit was originally known as the "Linzer biscuit", and later as the "Deutsch biscuit". With the outbreak of the First World War it was rechristened the Empire biscuit.[1]
The typical Empire biscuit has a layer of jam in between two biscuits, typically shortbread. The top is covered with white water icing, usually decorated with a glace cherry in the centre, but Dew Drops are common too. They are derived from the Austrian Linzer Augen,[4] a similar shortbread cookie sandwich which has 1–3 small round cut outs (the "eyes") in the upper cookie and is dusted with powdered sugar. The empire biscuit does not have a cut-out section on the top and is decorated with white icing.
Other foods renamed for political reasons include:
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