Posh biscuit ideas?

[AuchAyeTheNo]

Im looking for ideas of small posh biscuits for secret office santa. Any ideas or advice on which ones?

I was in M and S yesterday and their posh biscuits were BOGOF.

Thanks everyone! Really struggling to decide now. I might just have to buy a few myself to try first

70 we can spend upto £20 and its a secret santa so i was going to buy maybe 3 loads, one normal, one with nuts and one with chocolate. Its basically for the whole office to share between us rather than just for one person.

cartwright and butler
east of india
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biscuiteers

I recently bought some custard creams which came in a tin which looks like a giant custard cream. They've all gone. Not sure they'd count as posh though. What about those Breton butter biscuits - they're lovelier than they sound and look exotic.

I'm sure you can get island bakery biscuits from Waitrose!

Island Bakery lemon melts are dreamy!

might just have to buy a few myself to try

of course you do........you weren't going to give them without taste testing them first were you?

Percy's Bakery are lovely, with unusual flavour combinations.

Waitrose do German Lebkuchen.

M&S had boxed Belgian chocolate biscuits on display today, I think they were £6, buy one get one free. (but not absolutely certain on the price so could be wrong!)

If you want a bargain, our Asda were selling off Jaffa Cakes, lemon & lime flavour, for just 20p a box!

Chocolate Olivers

Biscuiteers make amazing very special gifts when someone moves house or has a baby, and we get the kids a box of baubles at Christmas to hang on the tree as they hate cake/pudding/mince pies, but they're bloody extravagant and I wouldn't do it for a secret Santa.

Island Biscuits are really delicious. John Lewis also sell the Byron Bay cookie company range which are really nice and slightly unusual.

If you're willing to consider chocolates, there's a company called Audrey's who manufacture all Fortnum and Mason's own brand chocolates for them, and they also sell direct to the public for half the price. At Easter Fortnums sell eggs for £40, and Audrey's sell them for £15, for example. All handmade with complicated sugar flower bouquets on them. Literally the exact same products. Might be worth a look? The website is awful but the products the same, and the recipient doesn't see the website! You can fill a box by choosing the chocolates you want as well, one by one, which is always helpful.

A hint of warning - some people have to avoid chocolate.

Lebkuchen are quite a nice choice. If I was eating them myself I like a chewy oat cookie with fruit or candied ginger.

What do you call those very dry Italian things wrapped in paper?

Amaretti biscuits, you mean?

And yes, some do need to avoid chocolate... but I think even more need or choose to avoid gluten, so biscuits are also something that needs consideration, perhaps.

Then again, there's always reluctant regifting possible with really nice pressies!

nice to see someone got out of the right side of the bed

It would actually be nice to BE in bed- I’m always posting around 3am up with a baby!!!
FWIW I wasn’t really “having a pop” at the username and I am sorry it and across that way...but I did also make suggestions for you first!!

Also- would a big box of different biscuits like those suggested here work for the budget? If you’re buying a few different bits, Definitely try the chocolate/toffee shortbread from Orkney that they sell in Aldi. It’s lush.

Farmhouse Biscuits- best biscuits in the world. I buy tins of the stuff and hand them out as presents. Everyone loves them.

Island Bakery - lemon and white chocolate rounds. Utterly delicious.
Biscuiteers are nice enough but I think it's the decorative metal tin and the bright colourful icing that is more appealing. Their biscuits are very very sweet and nothing too special.

I quite like Border biscuits.

The price of biscuits from Biscuiteers is crazy! Do they taste amazing?

I love Border biscuits, especially the butterscotch ones.

Ringtons biscuits are gorgeous as well.

Not expensive enough for you but Waitrose lavender shortbread hearts and rose shortbread are gorgeous.

AuchAyeTheNo Try Cartwright & Butler maybe? They have adorable biscuit tins and a lovely selection to pick from.

www.cartwrightandbutler.co.uk/