‘Bikkie’ /ˈbɪk.i/ is Aussie slang for biscuit. The Cambridge Dictionary defines a biscuit as:

‘a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet’

That’s funny. I’ve never thought of a bikkie as a ‘flat cake’ before. Anyway, that’s what it is.

Bikkies, which are known as ‘cookies’ in American English, come in many different varieties. You can get choccy bikkies, plain bikkies, spiced bikkies, and lots more. I think my favourite bikkies are homemade ones. Store bought ones often have lots of ingredients that you don’t recognise. That’s why I prefer the ones made at home, because you know exactly what’s gone into them.

There are a few different ways to spell bikkie, too. In my search on the internet I’ve come across ‘bickie’, ‘bikky’ and ‘biccy’ as well as the most commonly used ‘bikkie’. Although we use this expression a lot, it’s often spoken, rather than written, hence the variety of spellings.

Now you know what ‘bikkie’ means. So, if someone asks you:

“Would you like a bikkie with your tea?”

You can either decline and say:

“I’m right, thanks.”

Or accept and ask:

“Yes, please. What kind do you have?”