Galette Biscuits

Galettes, the iconic traditional biscuits from Brittany, trace their origins to buckwheat crepes consumed in the region since the Middle Ages.

These flat, crisp cookies - often associated with Breton galettes - are made from a simple dough of wheat or buckwheat flour, salted butter (a Breton specialty), sugar and sometimes eggs. Their unique texture comes from slow baking that makes them both crumbly and melting. Typically flavored with vanilla or lemon zest, galettes now come in sweet or savory versions but remain inseparable from their regional roots. These rustic cookies, once peasant staple food, have become a French gastronomic essential, perfect with dry cider or tea.