An apparatus and a method for the production of short pastry bakery products, particularly biscuits, having edible particulates is described, the apparatus comprising a forming roller (21) having a plurality of moulds (25) and characterised in that each of said moulds (25) comprises a socket (26) constituting a receiving seat for a dough mix (3) comprising a first fraction (23) of said edible particulates, each socket having dimensions substantially comparable to those of the desired end bakery products, and at least one cavity (27), preferably a plurality of cavities (27), formed in said sockets (26) and each constituting a receiving seat for an edible particulate of a second fraction (24) of said edible particulates, and in that it comprises a finishing roller (28) comprising a plurality of moulds (34) having dimensions at least comparable to those of said sockets (26), said finishing roller (28) being capable of intercepting in the respective moulds (34) a plurality of first semi-finished products (29) formed in the moulds (25) of the forming roller (21) and having edible particulates of said second fraction (24) raised onto the dough mix (3), compressing said raised edible particulates in such moulds (34) and releasing therefrom a plurality of second semi-finished products (35) wherein at least said edible particulates (24) are embedded or inserted onto the surface of said second semi-finished products (35).
