Whether you're buying a neighbour a tasty box of biscuits as a Christmas present, or you want to make sure you're stocked up on treats for any visitors you might get over the festive period, there's no doubt you'll be shopping for some Christmas biscuit tins at some point in December. And if you've got a weak spot for novelty Christmas biscuit tins like us, a box of biccies from the supermarket won't do the job. Something festive may make a more personal gift...
Best Christmas biscuit tins at a glance:
• Best overall Christmas biscuit tin: Fortum & Mason Christmas Biscuit Selection Tin – Buy now on Fortnum & Mason
• Best personalised luxury Christmas tin: Biscuiteers Gingerbread Happy Christmas Luxe – Buy now on Biscuiteers
• Best Christmas biscuit tin for gifting: Cartwright & Butler Christmas Teatime Selection Tin – Buy now on John Lewis
A festive tin of British biscuits can become a talking point during Christmas time, and they'll take pride of place on the kitchen worktop or the coffee table. Once all the biscuits have been eaten, the tin can be used next year for more biscuits, or they can be used to store random bits and bobs you need to organise around the house.
To help make your search for the best Christmas biscuit tins on sale this year a little easier, we've rounded up some of our favourites that we think will make lovely gifts for yourself or a loved one. Move over Bake Off, we've left the baking essentials to the experts – from British favourites to something a little more luxurious, we've got all the goods...
Best Christmas biscuit tins
Best overall Christmas biscuit tin
www.fortnumandmason.com
Ideal for those who enjoy sharing - and those who don't, this Christmas Biscuit Selection Tin from Fortnum & Mason comprises two layers, ensuring the treats stay as fresh as can be throughout the festive season. It's simply overflowing with the brand's beloved and irresistibly tempting holiday treats, from Plum & Stem Ginger and Pecan to Dulce De Leche. The tin is 18cm x 9cm x 24cm.
- Merrilossus
- Plum & Stem Ginger Biscuits
- Irish Cream
- Christmas Tea Biscuits
- Dulce De Leche Biscuits
- Chocolossus Biscuits
Best personalised luxury Christmas tin
www.biscuiteers.com
The Biscuiteers Gingerbread Happy Christmas Luxe is a beautifully presented assortment of 16 iced biscuits in a keepsake tin. Filled with colourful pressies, snowy friends and festive trees this delightful assortment is bound to put a smile on the face of the lucky recipient. You can add a personal message on one of the biscuits for £5. The biscuits are also available in chocolate and vegan. The tin is 17.5cm x 10.5cm x 7.5cm.
- 16 gingerbread biscuits, including frosty friends, Christmas crackers and sparkling snowflakes
Best Christmas biscuit tin for gifting
www.johnlewis.com
If your loved one likes a cheeky cuppa, then look no further. Thanks to John Lewis, tea lovers everywhere will be rejoicing with the Cartwright & Butler Christmas Teatime Selection Tin. A wonderful Christmas treat, the reusable tin contains Chocolate Brownie Biscuits, Orange and Cranberry Shortbreads and delicate English Breakfast Tea. It's a reasonable price, which makes it a good option for gifting.
- Chocolate brownie biscuits
- Orange and cranberry shortbreads
- English breakfast tea bags
Best Marks & Spencer Christmas biscuit tin
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For just £10, this M&S Santa's Workshop Musical Light Up Tin is an original take on a Christmas biscuit tin. It lights up to create a 3D illusion for the doorway the elves working hard on pressie-making. Inside, there are mini all-butter dark chocolate chip star-shaped cookies to enjoy. The musical, decorative tin will be enjoyed and treasured by loved ones.
- Mini all-butter dark chocolate chip star-shaped cookies
Best luxury Christmas biscuit tin
www.fortnumandmason.com
For luxury tin that will be treasured for years to come, this Fortum & Mason Merry Go Round Musical Biscuit Tin is a top choice. The carousel tin rotates and plays a musical tune and has a subtle nod to this superlative independent store with the turquoise accent colour. Inside, there are delicious luxury biscuits. Additionally, there are smaller tins available for under £20. The tin is H16 x W20 x D20cm.
- Seven flavours, including:
- Salted Caramel
- Pistachio
- Clotted Cream
- Chocolate & Macadamia Nut
Best shortbread biscuit tin
In a world were we can have any flavour of biscuit we like all year round, we primarily buy biscuits at Christmas for the keepsake tin. The Silver Crane co. Store's range of biscuit tins are superior in design than most supermarkets and we particularly love the whimsical illustrations on this Night Before Christmas Biscuits Tin. Inside, there is a delicious assortment of flavoured Scottish shortbread.
- All butter raspberry and white chocolate Scottish shortbread; All butter Scottish shortbread; Chocolate chip Scottish shortbread
Best Christmas gingerbread biscuit tin
www.biscuiteers.com
Enjoy 12 iced gingerbread biscuits in the shape of the iconic piece of the Monopoly game. This Monopoly Biscuit Tin may still cause arguments, though. But, it wouldn't be Christmas without a board game - and a family fight to go with it. Limited Edition, this iconic game has been brought to life and will last on the shelf for up to three months, too. The keepsake tin is 17.5cm x 10.5cm x 7.5cm.
- 12 gingerbread biscuits presented in the Biscuiteers' famous keepsake tin
Best novelty Christmas biscuit tin
If you've have a Secret Santa gift to buy this year, or you know someone who constantly has their fingers in the biscuit barrel, this Giant Bourbon Biscuits Tin is a great present idea. It's a large airtight tin to keep your favourite British biscuits crisp. If you were wondering, a Custard Cream biscuit tin is also available.
- 400g Bourbon chocolate biscuits
Best vegan Christmas biscuit tin
www.ocado.com
Tuck into delicious Speculoos & Chocolate Chip Cookies in a house-shaped light-up tin. There are eight spiced, dark chocolate chip cookies that are made with plant-based ingredients. It's good value for the money – and makes a great stocking filler for a loved one who is vegan – with the keepsake tin to enjoy for many Christmases to come.
- 8 Vegan speculoos and chocolate chip cookies
Best British biscuits tin
Perfect with a cuppa, all the top traditional British biscuits in a tin that has scenes from London. The British Biscuits Christmas Biscuit Tin makes a great souvenir gift for loved ones who are overseas and craving a taste of Digestives and Nice. In family, individuals have different tastes; this assortment is bound to have a biccie for that everyone enjoys. At £10, this is an affordable and nostalgic gift.
- Digestive
- Nice
- Shorties
- Bourbon
- Rich Finger Creams
- Fruit Shorties and/or Malted Milk
Best charity Christmas biscuit tin
www.english-heritageshop.org.uk
This English Heritage Christmas Dog Lemon & Orange Biscuit Tin is a wonderful gift for dog lovers and supports the historic charity. The tin features a cute group of festive dogs and is a neat shape for storing stationery or paintbrushes. Inside are yummy lemon and orange whirls for a sweet treat with a cup of tea. The tin is 9.6 x 30.5cm.
- Lemon and orange whirls
Best tin of Christmas cookies
www.ocado.com
This M&S Letters for Santa Cookie Tin makes a lovely little stocking filler for children. The letters themselves are all butter milk chocolate chip cookie envelopes. It's makes for a very cute gift for grandkids and the tin can be used for special messages to Santa in years to come.
- All-butter milk chocolate chip cookie envelopes
Best Christmas biscuit tin for families
www.ocado.com
Fox's festive offering is The Snowman Festive Biscuit Selection. From Fabulous to Favourites – Fox's have been baking since 1853, and their range of indulgent cream and jam-filled, chocolate-coated and chocolate chunk biscuits are a crowd pleaser. Beautifully presented in this keepsake Snowman tin are seven of Fox's top biscuits varieties. Share Golden Crunch Creams, Viennese Milk Chocolate and Chocolatey Milk Chocolate Fudge with your loved ones this Christmas in front of the telly. Dig in!
- Chocolatey Milk Chocolate Fudge
- Triple Chocolate Cookies
- Jam 'n' Cream Raspberry & Vanilla
- Milk Chocolate Cookies
- Viennese Chocolate & Cream
- Golden Crunch Creams
- Favourites Viennese Milk Chocolate
Best Christmas Belgian biscuit tin
www.ocado.com
For lovers of rich, indulgent Belgian chocolate biscuits, this sumptuously presented M&S Collection Belgian Biscuits Tin is a must-have. There are three luxurious crisp biscuits, with a layer of praline, caramel and ganache that's covered in Belgian chocolate. There's a milk, dark and white chocolate biscuit that are all equally as decadent. At £10, it makes for a delightful gift idea... or, this one might just be too moreish to share.
- Milk Chocolate & Salted Caramel
- White Chocolate & Hazelnut Praline
- Dark Chocolate & Dark Chocolate Ganache
Verdict: Which is our favourite?
Our favourite is the Christmas Biscuit Selection Tin from Fortnum & Mason. It's filled with a luxurious selection, making it perfect for sharing. It's a real Christmas cracker – and would make the most beautiful gift.
Best biscuit assortments
While they don't necessarily come in tins, a family selection box of biscuits, and indeed, biscuits for cheese are a hallmark of every British Christmas. Here's some quick links to some of our favourites:
• Best British biscuits Christmas assortment: McVitie's Family Circle, 400g
• Best biscuits for cheese Christmas assortment: Jacobs Biscuits For Cheese Tub, 900g
• Best supermarket Christmas biscuit assortment: Fox's Fabulous Viennese Biscuit Selection, 350g
Biscuit FAQs
What is the biggest selling biscuit in the UK?
Research reported in The Grocer shows that McVite's Chocolate Digestives was the top-selling biscuit in 2022 and 2023. However, competition from supermarket versions of brands is hitting the big names in biscuits hard.
But there is good news for biscuit purists. According to British Baker, the top biscuit launches of 2024 were McVitie’s White Chocolate Digestives and the popular Australian biscuit Tim Tam, which made its British debut.
Is a Jaffa cake a biscuit or a cake?
When it comes to biscuit history, this is the age-old question. McVitie's have been making the Jaffa Cake since 1927, but were challenged when labelling them as 'cakes' in 1991. Then, the debate began: dividing families, ending friendships and sparking a historical legal dispute between McVitie's and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.
During this court case, McVitie's baked a giant Jaffa Cake to prove that Jaffa cakes were cakes - and not biscuits. Does that settle the argument? Probably not - but, they are legally recognised as chocolate-covered cakes, says Kerseys.
Piper Huxley is a Homes, Garden and Wellness Product Writer for Yours, an all-rounder who will write on anything from décor to wellness. When not scouring the net for the best home bargains, Piper is listening to a musical soundtrack and tending to her houseplants.