An apparatus for forming and delivering a stack of planar articles, comprises a feed device (1) for feeding a stream of articles (B, S), a measuring chamber (7) for receiving a plurality of the articles forming a stack, a stop device (11) for determining the height of stack to be formed, the stop device preventing additional articles entering the measuring chamber once the desired height is attained, and a dispensing device (16) comprising a dispensing chamber for receiving the stack from the measuring chamber, the articles being delivered into the dispensing chamber from above, and the dispensing chamber comprising in a lower region an openable outlet (10) for delivering the stack of articles. The apparatus allows the delivery of a stack of planar articles, for example biscuits, into a pack automatically and with low breakage rates.