PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a confectionary, such as a cockie, biscuit and cracker, excellent in meltability in the mouth having deep cracks, excellent palate feeling and good appearance.SOLUTION: A baked confectionery is obtained by using 70-20 pts.mass of rice flour subjected to 10-40 min of moist-heat treatment at 80-115°C under ordinary pressure based on 30-80 pts.mass of wheat flour.