Staples of children's birthday parties across the country, no self-respecting buffet is complete without a plate of party ring biscuits. Often almost alarmingly multi-coloured, party ring biscuits (or Fox's Party Rings as they are labelled on the packet) are essentially iced shortcake biscuits, formed into a ring. Each packet contains
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Bourbon biscuits are one of our favourite biscuits here at Nibble My Biscuit. The classic bourbon biscuit is a rectangular sandwich biscuit featuring a delicious chocolate flavoured cream interior, sandwiched between two chocolate flavoured slabs of biscuit. The traditional design also features the name 'BOURBON' stamped into the surface of
Read MoreAlmost a cake, a Viennese Whirl just about qualifies as a biscuit due to its firm and buttery texture. Traditionally they are two buttery shortcake biscuit halves, sandwiched with jam and a cream filling. The 'whirl' in the name comes from the way these biscuits are presented in a swirling
Read MoreSome love them, some hate them, but malted milk biscuits are here to stay. The traditional malted milk biscuit features a charming countryside scene of a field of cows gently munching on some delicious grass. There are actually three different versions of the pattern - one with two cows, one
Read MoreNot to be confused with gingerbread - ginger nut biscuits are a delicious treat all by themselves. Sometimes known as ginger snaps (especially in America) they are particularly popular in Australasia, with some ranking them as New Zealand's number 1 biscuit! Ginger nuts (or gingernuts) are incredibly biscuits, so are
Read MoreNot to be confused these with shortbread, shortcake biscuits are a sweet chunky biscuit which is typically a bit lighter in the mouth than it's close namesake. And to be clear, we're talking about the rectangular biscuit (see the picture above!) rather than the spongy strawberry dessert which is very
Read MoreIt's nice to be nice. Especially when being nice rewards you with a nice biscuit. Nice biscuits are oblong, thin biscuits which are coated with a mixture of sugar and coconut to give them their distinctive taste. They normally have little bumps along each edge, and the word 'NICE' written
Read MoreRich Tea biscuits. Never the most exciting biscuit in the tin, and frequently last one left on the shelf, they nevertheless make a tasty snack and the perfect understated accompaniment to a cup of tea for those days when something chocolatey is just too much. Rumour has it that the
Read MoreJammie Dodgers are a shortbread-style biscuit which is really popular in the United Kingdom. Any good plate of British biscuits will have a Jammie Dodger or two on it! The Jammie Dodger is itself is typically made from two separate shortbread halves, with a strawberry-flavoured jam centre. The classic Jammie
Read MoreThe custard cream is a biscuit perhaps like no other. It takes the form of a soft creamy centre, flavoured slightly (but in no way convincingly) like custard. This cream is then sandwiched between two layers of sweet biscuit to form the completed custard cream. An ornate design is to
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