A Marie biscuit is a type of biscuit similar to a rich tea biscuit. María, Mariebon and Marietta, chocolate biscuit other names. The biscuit is round and usually has the name embossed upon its top surface, the edges of which are also embossed with an intricate design. The Marie biscuit was created by the London bakery Peek Freans in 1874 to commemorate the marriage of the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia to the Duke of Edinburgh.

Many consider that the plain flavour of Maries makes them, like rich tea biscuits, particularly suitable for dunking in tea. In Spain, natillas custard is typically served with a Maria biscuit on top. In Uruguay, they are served filled with dulce de leche and sprinkled with shredded coconut. This section needs additional citations for verification.

Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy. Minor British Institutions: The Marie biscuit”. Marie biscuit, a simple pleasure that rules the world”.

Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. The Leibniz-Keks or Choco Leibniz is a German brand of biscuit or cookie produced by the Bahlsen food company since 1891. It was created by the firm as a rival to a similar French biscuit, the Petit-Beurre. The Leibniz-Keks is a plain butter biscuit, or Butterkeks as it is known in German, inspired by the French Petit-Beurre created in 1886 by Lefèvre-Utile.

The original Leibniz biscuit has a simple and distinctive design. Fifty-two “teeth” frame the rectangular field on which “LEIBNIZ BUTTERKEKS” is imprinted in capital letters. This was Hermann Bahlsen’s original 1891 design. The biscuit has been featured in a series of “Monuments of German Design” by the Süddeutsche Zeitung. In addition to the original Butterkeks, there are several varieties of Leibniz on the market today. From Bourbons to Digestives: how biscuits got their names”. Monuments of German Design, first published on 4 April 2003 in the Sueddeutsche Magazine No 14″.