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mum23

eh up!
my scales are broken and daughter wants to make biccies! so i need american recipies,( you use cups not weights dont you??)
anyone about and able to help??
thanks!

PLUMSGRL

try translatorbar.com good luck, and what the heck are biccies?

CakeFit21

Ok, I am not completely familiar with the term, "biccies", but I think it's a biscuit, is that right? So, it's what you'd serve with tea? We call it a cookie and it generally has icing/frosting on it? If I am off, please forgive me! I think you can look for american recipes called iced sugar cookies and it would be a good approximation. Also, you can, (I do) use weight to measure all baking recipes. You don't have to use cups, but if your scale is broken that doesn't help!
try here, www.marthastewart.com for sugar cookies. Hope this helps!!!

abyt42

Also: allrecipes.com has some very good cookie recipes. I gave away brown sugar shortbread cookies that were well received (they smelled good).

mum23

hi, thanks, biccies, as in biscuits. i didnt think about that gettin lost in translation!!
cookies oevr here are different to biscuits. normally they are chewey and contain chocolate, where as a biscuit is firm, and you can dunk it in tea!!