Oreo

So how did this North American classic stand up to its very British rival, the bourbon?

Cost per packet: 98p
Cost per biscuit: 7p
Value for money? A unanimous yes!!

Suitability for slamming: No

Taste:                7¾/10
Aesthetic:        4/5
Dunkability:        3½/5
Crumbliness:        4/5

Comments:
Bourbon, pah!  Long live the Oreo!
Who can resist the Oreo's black & white charms?
Good all rounder.  Maybe a little sweet though?
A great biscuit which exhibits a satisfying mixture of sweetness & austerity.

McVitie's Caramel Digestive

Description
A classic biscuit with a caramel twist.

Cost
£1.55 / packet
8.6p / biscuit
Taste 8.9 / 10
Aesthetic 3.5 / 5
Dunkability 3.4 / 5
Crumbliness 3.8 / 5
Total 19.6 / 25

“Hurrah for shops!"
"A pleasant biscuit but for me the caramel is too gooey and detracts from the straight chocolate kick."
"Nice combination of chocolate and caramel."
"What's not to love about this biscuit? It's the dream combination of biscuit, chocolate and caramel."
"Interesting combination of crumbliness and chewiness of the topping."
"A trusted favourite with a delicious twist. A real tasty treat."
"Lovely gooey caramel. What a treat!"

A Doll's House Macaroon

Description
For those with a sweet tooth…a homemade pink almond meringue with a butter cream centre

Cost
£3.74 / packet
25p / biscuit
Taste 8.25 / 10
Aesthetic 4.5 / 5
Dunkability 0.5 / 5
Crumbliness 4.5 / 5
Total 17.75 / 25

“Too bloody good”
“I felt like I should be sat in a tea shop at the seaside, indulging in a full cream tea”
“Very lovely and the prettiest entry to date. But is it a biscuit…?!”
“It was a delicious and surprising taste”
“Oh my goodness – this is a most amazing experience. And theatre themed as well? What more can you ask?”
“Very nice – def upped the game!”
“Superb aesthetically, and a wonderful rich taste; campest biscuit yet. If, indeed, it is a biscuit and not a fancy.”
“Just beautiful, loved the colour, loved the icing, loved the sweetness. Very yummy – I don’t think I could eat more than one though!”

Fox's Chocolatey Jaffa

Description
Luscious orange filled shortcake biscuits encased in gorgeous milk chocolate.
Cost
 £1.00 / packet (on offer)
  12.5 p / biscuit
Taste   7.6  / 10
Aesthetic  3.75  / 5
Dunkability  3.5  / 5
Crumbliness   4  / 5
Total   17.95  / 25

"Could do with more orange."
"Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum... Where's the next one?"
"Potential winning combination but the chocolate is too bland and certainly not gorgeous."
"A classic combination of flavours with a modern twist."
"A lovely surprise. Quite moreish..."
"Very delicate flavours. Not one to rush."
"A good slab of chocolate and buttery shortcake - didn't like the orangey bit. Sorry!"
"I like all 'Jaffa' derivatives so it was always going to do well."
"My kind of biscuit. Kind of a Jaffa cake for grown ups!"

Cafe Noir

Description
Crisp crunchy biscuit with a unique coffee icing.
Cost
 £1.34 / packet
  5 p / biscuit
Taste   5.2  / 10
Aesthetic  2.9  / 5
Dunkability  2.4  / 5
Crumbliness   3.5  / 5
Total   14  / 25

"Quite difficult to bite into. I worried for my teeth..."
"Allergic to coffee - sorry!"
"Doesn't taste of coffee - more party ring for grown ups! Touch too sweet for me."
"Quite sweet but strangely alluring."
"A bit like an Iced Gem. A little sweet for my biscuit tastes."
"Rather like a sophisticated party ring...except square."
"I liked the coffee icing and the font of the lettering on the biscuit. Slightly too sweet and brittle for my taste."
"Too hard and dry on its own. Little more than Rich Tea with icing. Disappointing."
"Liked the crunch. It also reminded me of biscuits my gran used to buy."
"Dunk coffee flavour...in tea? No way!"

Chocolate Fruit Ginger - Farmhouse Biscuit Limited

Description
Traditionally made, half dark chocolate coated ginger biscuit.
Cost
 £1.28 / packet
 12.8 p / biscuit
Taste   8  / 10
Aesthetic  4.1  / 5
Dunkability  3.7 / 5
Crumbliness   4.1 / 5
Total   19.9 / 25

"Excellent crunch / chew / chocolate combo. Would benefit from more ginger."
"Great biscuit - everything a chocolaty treat should be."
"Slight;y hard to bite."
"Very classy biscuit."
"Delicious! Dark chocolate a ginger biscuit = winner!"
"Loved the texture and flavour. One of my favourites."
"Lush!"
"Absolutely loved it. One of my favourites. Yum!"
"Less gingery than I expected."
"A fine biscuit which scores particularly highly on the aesthetic side."

Jammie Dodger

Description
Delicious stretchy jam splodged at the heart of two yummy shortcake biscuits.
Cost
69p / packet
8.5p  / biscuit
Taste   6.8 / 10
Aesthetic  4 / 5
Dunkability  3 / 5
Crumbliness   2.9 / 5
Total   16.7 / 25

"A classical biscuit although the way the jam goos out when you bite into it is a bit of an issue for me."
"Perfection in a biscuit - tasty and sweet."
"Perhaps would have enjoyed this more if I wasn't so full. A bit dry and sweet. Don't get me started on the crumbs."
"A stalwart of the biscuit world but never quite delivers for me."
"A jammie dodger always goes down well, a perennial favourite."
"Back to my youth!"
"Never been a fan - jam is too sickly and biscuit is too sweet and cloying. Sorry!"
"A bit disappointing. Not what I remembered but still quite nice."
"A great biscuit. An everyday favourite."

Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Chip Biscuit

Description
A nutty, chunky biscuit
Cost
£2.22 for ingredients
15p  / biscuit
Taste   8.5 / 10
Aesthetic  4.45 / 5
Dunkability  3.5 / 5
Crumbliness   3.8 / 5
Total   20.25 / 25

"Great texture and lovely and thcik. Nice balance between biscuit / choc chips / nuts."
"Simply the best - end of!"
"Lovely texture but I reckon it could do with a tad more salt."
"Promises so much and delivers on every level. The aroma, oh! The aroma!"
"A taste sensation and home baked to boot. Loved it!"
"Maybe could have been al ittle chewier but all in all a pretty damn good biscuit."
"I never appreciated peanut butter before now!"
"Marvelous."
"Superb all-round biscuit."
"On paper it sounds perfect but perhaps a touch dry? Loved the nuttiness though."

Shortbread Surprise

Description
A biscuit that hopes to make you smile...but will you spot the mystery ingredient?
Cost
£2.31 / ingredients
9p  / biscuit
Taste  8.1 / 10
Aesthetic   4.3 / 5
Dunkability  2.25 / 5
Crumbliness   4.3 / 5
Total   18.95 / 25

"Loved the special mystery ingredient. Probably amongst the best shortbread I've ever had. Yum!"
"Excellent."
"Liked the look of it, and tasted good, but the popping candy wasn't for me."
"Beautiful, heart-lifting design with a satisfying firmness and subtle taste."
"Beautifully made - popping candy and fruity scenet made it a real treat. Bravo!"
"Space dust / popping candy was a treat. Not a good dunker."
"Best biscuit yet."
"Once you pop you can't stop!"
"Good flavour and texture with long lasting crackle in the mouth."

Homemade Shrewsbury Biscuit

Description
A crisp and buttery homemade lemon biscuit.
Cost
£1.50 for ingredients
7.5p / biscuit
Taste   8.7 / 10
Aesthetic   4.3 / 5
Dunkability  3.7 / 5
Crumbliness   4.4/ 5
Total   21.1 / 25

"Loved the homemade aesthetic. A touch more lemon would have got it full marks for taste."
"I really enjoyed the slender width of the biscuit."
"Liked the hint of lemon, it cleansed the platae beautifully."
"Delicious biscuit. Crunchy, buttery, lemony - great news. If I'm going to be picky I would have liked more lemon - but it really was a great biscuit."
"Really enjoyed this biscuit. Beautifully conceived - a delicate biscuit that smacks of real class."
"One was not enough."
"A very high benchmark has now been set. I'm not quite sure how such perfection can be followed."

All Butter Sultana Cookies - Taste the Difference

Description
Rich, buttery and loaded with sweet Turkish sultanas.
Cost
£1.35 / packet
11.25p  / biscuit
Taste   6.7 / 10
Aesthetic   3.4 / 5
Dunkability  3 / 5
Crumbliness   3.6 / 5
Total   16.7 / 25

"I am a fan, although the rasins left a slight bitter taste."
"Very nice, although my mouth feels a little too buttery. I do like butter though. And sultanas."
"Lovely biscuit."
"A very buttery biscuit with lots of flavour."
"Utterly butterly! Liked the fruit burst. Great taste."
"Beautiful rich shortbread but sultanas are no match for chocolate are they?"
"Surely not an everyday biscuit - too rich and buttery."
"The buttery aroma was to die for."

McVitie's Ginger Nut

Description
A dry, gingery biscuit, round in shape, sublime in taste.
Cost
 £1 per packet
0.038p per biscuit
Taste   7.6 / 10
Aesthetic   3.2 / 5
Dunkability   4.6 / 5
Crumbliness   3.5 / 5
Total   18.9 / 25

"An elegant classic. Divine."
"A classic everyday biscuit"
"Just like I remember when I was a kid! Yes, they are that old!"
"Enjoyed this biscuit immensely. Great gingery, slightly bitter flavour. All round simple, great biscuit."
"Very dunkable with a great taste."
"Ever so slightly burnt round the outside but all in all a crisp, gingery, comforting classic on a cold winter's day. Always a winner!"
"A classic biscuit - and in the land of ginger a masterpiece."
"A classic biscuit but still a joy to behold.Crunchy, gingery biscuit bliss."
"The 'extra ginger' claim on the packet was noticeable. A good all-rounder."

Fox's Chunkie Extremely Chocolatey Cookies

Description
Nice and chunky cookie with a chocolate cover and chunks of chocolate.
Cost
£1 / packet (on offer from £1.47)
12.5p / biscuit (at usual price 18.4p)
Taste   7.5 / 10
Aesthetic   3 / 5
Dunkability   3.25 / 5
Crumbliness   4 / 5
Total   17.75 / 25

"The addition of the chocolate chips spoiled the experience for me."
"Really enjoyable - generous amount of chocolate."
"The biscuit was okay. The chocolate tasted a bit cheap."
"Not quite as yummy as some Fox's biscuits but wouldn't stop me from consuming a whole packet."