The Biscuit Trumps help you find the right biscuits to support your needs

Viennese Whirl

Crumbly sandwich in a whirl shape with cream and jam

Age (years)

69

Weight (g)

28

Size (cm)

7.0

Calories

140

Poshness

10

Dunkability

4

Think these are Austrian? Think again - they're from East Anglia! Delicious and light they might be, but just watch those calories - if double biscuit wasn't bad enough, just think of all that cream and jam :-)

Shortcake

Rectangular biscuit with ridged sides framing a dotted middle

Age (years)

436

Weight (g)

28

Size (cm)

8.5

Calories

98

Poshness

4

Dunkability

8

Older than shortbread, this has a slightly finer texture which means it's not as crumbly. Good solid texture means it dunks well, but overdo it and you'll end up with a soggy mush at the bottom of your mug.

Wagon Wheel

Sandwich style filled with marshmallow and covered in chocolate

Age (years)

48

Weight (g)

25

Size (cm)

9.5

Calories

108

Poshness

2

Dunkability

2

A beast of a biscuit, though not perhaps the calorie supplier you'd expect on account of that light and airy filling. Useful for child cake making in particular, especially for tractor wheels.

Oreo

Dark chocolate sandwich filled with a white vanilla cream

Age (years)

112

Weight (g)

23

Size (cm)

4.5

Calories

56

Poshness

6

Dunkability

6

An American intruder in a predominantly English list! It's earned its place alongside British stalwarts such as the Rich Tea and Digestive, with it's deliciously dark flavour and intense vanilla cream filling.

Oat Crunchie

Round oat biscuit with a good crunch

Age (years)

3024

Weight (g)

21

Size (cm)

7.0

Calories

56

Poshness

2

Dunkability

8

Probably the rarest biscuit on this list, but a goody. Practically a health snack compared to most, with it's focus on slow energy release oats rather than chocolate and sugar. A Scottish favourite.

Shortbread

Crumbly buttery biscuit dotted with small holes

Age (years)

288

Weight (g)

20

Size (cm)

8.0

Calories

95

Poshness

8

Dunkability

4

Originally from Scotland, these delicious biscuits are designed to keep you going in all climates, so watch those calories! Can grace all tables, with its ability to come plain (thick finger) or fancy (petticoat tails) as desired.

Fig Roll

Soft crumbly pastry wrapped around a figgy centre

Age (years)

133

Weight (g)

18

Size (cm)

5.0

Calories

65

Poshness

3

Dunkability

3

Is it a cake or a biscuit? Who cares, it's delicious either way. Or., then again, it's disgusting! Did ever one biscuit create quite so many arguments as the fig roll? (cf. Jaffa Cake)

Jammie Dodger

Two thick shortcake rounds filled with sticky strawberry jam

Age (years)

64

Weight (g)

18

Size (cm)

5.0

Calories

78

Poshness

4

Dunkability

6

A biscuit named after a cartoon character! Yes, it's true, the Jammie Dodger really was named after Rodger the Dodger from the Beano. Crumbly double pastry with a heart shaped hole and sweet strawberry jam.

Dark Chocolate Digestive

Crumbly biscuit topped with a thick layer of dark chocolate

Age (years)

99

Weight (g)

17

Size (cm)

8.0

Calories

83

Poshness

7

Dunkability

9

Originally produced in 1925 in the UK as the Chocolate Homewheat Digestive, a recent survey said the chocolate digestive is the most popular biscuit in the UK to dunk into tea.

Milk Chocolate Digestive

Crumbly biscuit topped with a thick layer of milk chocolate

Age (years)

94

Weight (g)

17

Size (cm)

8.0

Calories

83

Poshness

4

Dunkability

9

Originally produced in 1925 in the UK as the Chocolate Homewheat Digestive, a recent survey said the chocolate digestive is the most popular biscuit in the UK to dunk into tea.

Dark Chocolate Hobnob

Flapjack style biscuit made from oats and honey topped with chocolate

Age (years)

37

Weight (g)

16

Size (cm)

7.0

Calories

90

Poshness

7

Dunkability

9

An evolution of the classic Hobnob biscuit, this dark chocolate version brings a little more class to this old favourite - but a few more calories as well.

Milk Chocolate Hobnob

Flapjack style biscuit made from oats and honey topped with chocolate

Age (years)

37

Weight (g)

16

Size (cm)

7.0

Calories

90

Poshness

6

Dunkability

9

An evolution of the classic Hobnob biscuit, this milk chocolate version is not quite as classy as it's dark chocolate cousin, but suits those with a sweet tooth. Watch out for those extra calories though.

Digestive

Semi-sweet plain biscuit designed to aid digestion

Age (years)

132

Weight (g)

15

Size (cm)

8.0

Calories

71

Poshness

4

Dunkability

10

Originally from Scotland, this biscuit really was designed by doctors to aid digestion. The best selling biscuit in the UK - and rightfully so. But watch out when dunking, it will fall apart!

Hobnob

Flapjack style biscuit made from oats and honey

Age (years)

39

Weight (g)

14

Size (cm)

7.0

Calories

67

Poshness

5

Dunkability

10

A relative newcomer to the biscuit barrel, this young biscuit rapidly won the hearts of many in the UK and has since spawned a couple of chocolate covered cousins. If you're a fan of oats you'll love it.

Viscount

Round biscuit with a mint topping covered in milk chocolate

Age (years)

71

Weight (g)

14

Size (cm)

6.5

Calories

74

Poshness

9

Dunkability

3

The only wrapped biscuit on this list, these used to be wrapped in different colours to show which flavour they were, but sadly only the mint flavour (green) remains. An indulgent treat, and a posh one at that.

Bourbon

Sandwich style chocolate biscuit with chocolate cream

Age (years)

114

Weight (g)

14

Size (cm)

7.5

Calories

67

Poshness

5

Dunkability

9

The biscuit was named after the European royal House of Bourbon. A 2009 survey in the UK found that the Bourbon biscuit was the fifth most popular biscuit dunk into tea, hence its high dunkability rating.

Custard Cream

Sandwich style biscuit with a layer of vanilla flavoured cream

Age (years)

116

Weight (g)

13

Size (cm)

5.0

Calories

65

Poshness

4

Dunkability

6

Traditionally filled with buttercream, the custard cream has long been a staple of the biscuit tin. Perfect for peeling apart, and scraping that gorgeous middle off all by itself with your teeth.

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Small round, thick biscuit full of chocolate chips

Age (years)

86

Weight (g)

12

Size (cm)

4.5

Calories

56

Poshness

3

Dunkability

6

Originally from the USA, this chocolately delight has captured the hearts of people all over the world. Choc (!) full of chocolate chips, it's the biscuit to satisfy the need for that instant endorphin rush.

Jaffa Cake

Sponge topped with orange jelly covered in dark chocolate

Age (years)

97

Weight (g)

12

Size (cm)

6.0

Calories

46

Poshness

4

Dunkability

2

Legally a cake, but as far as this list if concerned it's also a biscuit :-) Who can resist that soft texture, the intensely fruity orange jam, and than thick layer of oh so dark chocolate. Lovely. But dunk at your peril.

Cornish Fairing

Thin, brittle ginger biscuit from Cornwall

Age (years)

138

Weight (g)

11

Size (cm)

7.0

Calories

75

Poshness

8

Dunkability

9

The term "fairing" was originally used to describe an edible treat sold at fairs - hence this biscuit! Made with spices and ginger, and well cooked to give a good crunch, they're a great one for dunking.

Florentine

Thin fruit and nut disc topped with dark chocolate

Age (years)

334

Weight (g)

10

Size (cm)

8.0

Calories

110

Poshness

10

Dunkability

6

Typically made of hazelnuts, almonds and candied fruit such as cherries these sweet biscuits are glued together with butter and honey and then coated on one side with chocolate. Deliciously sticky and moreish.

Coconut Ring

Crunchy ring biscuits flavoured with desiccated coconut

Age (years)

124

Weight (g)

10

Size (cm)

8.0

Calories

41

Poshness

8

Dunkability

8

One of the rarer biscuits, but for those who enjoy the flavour of coconut a biscuit not to be missed. All the pleasure of coconut ice, but without (sort of) the calories!

Garibaldi

Two thin layers of pastry with a currant filling

Age (years)

163

Weight (g)

9

Size (cm)

8.5

Calories

35

Poshness

7

Dunkability

5

The famous 'squashed fly' biscuit really was named after Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, leader of the struggle to unify Italy. A fabulous combination of crunchy and soft, sold still joined to its siblings .

Crunch Cream

Chunky round sandwich biscuit with a generous filling

Age (years)

171

Weight (g)

9

Size (cm)

5.5

Calories

78

Poshness

6

Dunkability

4

A very popular biscuit, the Crunch Cream is an indulgent treat. Not only does it have two thick savoury biscuits to crunch through, but also a thick layer or gorgeous cream in the middle. Watch out for those calories, though!

Fruit Shortcake

Crumbly round biscuit with dried fruit and fluted edges

Age (years)

74

Weight (g)

8

Size (cm)

6.5

Calories

38

Poshness

6

Dunkability

7

A stalwart of the biscuit barrel, deliciously crumbly with dark sweet jewels of fruit such as raisins liberally distributed throughout, all finished off with a generous sprinkling of granulated sugar.

Lincoln

Round shortcake biscuit with a knobbly pattern

Age (years)

74

Weight (g)

8

Size (cm)

7.0

Calories

38

Poshness

8

Dunkability

8

A bit of a classic, the Lincoln, but not perhaps one of the most popular these days and a bit too plain for some. Eclipsed by the Rich Tea, perhaps, but still a good dunker due to its hardness.

Malted Milk

Malty rectangular biscuit embossed with a cow

Age (years)

100

Weight (g)

8

Size (cm)

7.5

Calories

39

Poshness

3

Dunkability

8

You don't get anything else quite like a malted milk, that wonderful combination of, well, malt and milk, funnily enough. Good crunch to it too, making if pretty good for a swim in your cup of tea.

Nice

Rectangular biscuit embossed with 'NICE', covered with sugar grains

Age (years)

129

Weight (g)

8

Size (cm)

7.5

Calories

39

Poshness

9

Dunkability

8

Allegedly named after the famous French city of the same name, these posh little numbers are often flavoured with coconut and finished with a sprinkling of granulated sugar for extra crunch.

Rich Tea

Thin round biscuit embossed with 'Rich Tea'

Age (years)

374

Weight (g)

8

Size (cm)

7.5

Calories

38

Poshness

4

Dunkability

10

Originally called Tea Biscuits, these were developed in the 17th Century in Yorkshire for the upper classes, as something to fill the gap between meals. Now very much an everyman biscuit, and a fabulous dunker.

Thin Arrowroot

Round dotted biscuit embossed with 'Thin Arrowroot'

Age (years)

134

Weight (g)

8

Size (cm)

7.5

Calories

34

Poshness

6

Dunkability

10

Not well know, but it has some pedigree being well over 100 years old. Similar to a Rich Tea, but with a little arrowroot added which gives it a stronger texture - and makes it into an almost indestructible dunker!

Speculaas

Spiced, decorated rectangles with a high sugar content

Age (years)

374

Weight (g)

8

Size (cm)

7.0

Calories

38

Poshness

9

Dunkability

9

Speculaas (or speculoos) originated in Belgium and the Netherlands, where they're associated with St Nicholas Day. Often accompanying your coffee at posh cafes, they pack in a lot of sugar.

Ginger Nut

Small hard round biscuit spiced with ginger

Age (years)

184

Weight (g)

7

Size (cm)

6.0

Calories

29

Poshness

6

Dunkability

10

A prime one for dunking due to its hardness, this little biscuit is also known as the ginger snap in the US. Lovely crunchy texture full of warmth from all that ginger spice.

Pink Wafer

Light layers of thin pink wafer with a cream filling

Age (years)

74

Weight (g)

7

Size (cm)

9.0

Calories

39

Poshness

9

Dunkability

2

Love them or hate them, they do get people talking. The fabulously bright pink wafer is a stalwart of the tea box tin, either disappearing in seconds or last to go, depending on the family in question!

Party Ring

Multi-coloured iced ring biscuit with a wavy pattern

Age (years)

41

Weight (g)

6

Size (cm)

4.5

Calories

28

Poshness

1

Dunkability

4

A child party favourite, who can resist those wonderful multi-coloured wavy lines. It's all about the sucrose with these little jewels, wonderfully crisp iced sugar topping on a thin sweet biscuit.

Marie

Thin round biscuit embossed with 'Marie'

Age (years)

150

Weight (g)

6

Size (cm)

7.0

Calories

23

Poshness

8

Dunkability

8

Created to commemorate a grand marriage between the UK and Russia, the Marie biscuit has become particularly popular in Spain. Simple but tasty, a kind of European Rich Tea.

Chocolate Finger

Long crunchy biscuit covered in thick milk chocolate

Age (years)

127

Weight (g)

5

Size (cm)

9.0

Calories

31

Poshness

5

Dunkability

4

The venerable chocolate finger is old enough to be everybody's grandfather - and is just as popular. A true classic. No children's birthday party would be complete without a plate of these beauties.