I first found them in taiwan, and they became my favorite cookies right away. They just call them cookies in Taiwan. Then I found them in thailand, where they are called cookies. And everywhere I’ve found them since they are just called cookies, I’ve never come across any special name for them.
Do you know one?
AI says “gem biscuit”, which is ringing a bell. I might have seen the word gem somewhere before on a bag of these.


Iced Gems here in the UK, 5 packs for £1 in Tescos
Tesco’s got 'em!? Wow, thanks. They are gems.