Over the festive season having a big box of biscuits in is a must, to keep visitors happy and tuck into with a nice hot cup of tea, or Christmas coffee.
A packet of bog standard digestives just isn't going to cut it at this time of year, when we're all craving something a bit more special on all those inevitable snack breaks. Thankfully, all your favourite supermarkets and budget stores like Home Bargains and B&M do big boxes of biccies to see us through the Christmas season (depending on how quickly you demolish them).
Now, as much as we love a biscuit, we couldn't possible tuck into every single box there is to buy this year, so we've picked two of the most popular places for festive food to see how their biscuit boxes compare. Let's just say Marks and Spencer and Aldi both impressed us with their offerings. Here's our full verdict:
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Marks and Spencer Chocolate Biscuit Selection
Let's face it, M&S is pretty top tier when it comes its Christmas food and drink selection, with its yule logs, gin snow globes and light up everything impressing shoppers far and wide. Sometimes I find myself going out my way just to grab another box of mince pies and you don't want to know how many of its Christmas Club sandwiches I've already had this year.
So inevitably, I had high hopes for the M&S Chocolate Biscuit Selection, which contains milk, dark and white chocolate biscuits. At £5, the box isn't the cheapest on the market I'm sure, but I quickly found out you get what you pay for.
The box is packed with 24 biscuits including Milk Chocolate Fudge Cream (smooth, buttery and delicious), Extremely Chocolatey Dark Chocolate Shortcake Biscuit (slathered in thick chocolate, this was absolute heaven) and my personal favourite, Dark Chocolate Ginger Biscuit (so good I'd buy a whole box of these).
As soon as I opened the plastic wrapping around the biscuits, I was overwhelmed with the rich chocolatey smell and couldn't wait to tuck in. The thing that impressed me the most was how thick the chocolate coating is on these biscuits. It makes each one feel like a proper indulgent treat, and there will be no Peter Kay biscuits falling in your tea moments with these.
I'll admit, I can usually scoff my way through several biscuits with a nice strong brew, but I couldn't even manage more than a couple (ok maybe three) at a time with these, they were so indulgent. I shall certainly be buying again, Christmas or not.
Rating: 5/5
Price: £5 for a box of 24
Where to buy: M&S stores or online at Ocado
Aldi Chocolate Biscuit Selection
Opening a tub of biscuits can be dangerous for me, purely because I always end up eating most of the box quite easily. There's nothing more festive than a box of Christmas biscuits, and since they've been a staple in my family home all my life, I knew I had to continue the tradition when I get a house of my own.
It's safe to say that special festive treats can be a tad expensive, especially depending on where you shop. This particular box from Aldi is filled with a whopping 27 biscuits (three more than M&S!). The box includes - Milk Chocolate Club Crunch, Milk Chocolate Regency, Marbled Octagon, Milk Chocolate Viennese Finger, White Chocolate Coronet, Dark Chocolate Halo, Milk Chocolate Ring, Milk Chocolate Fudge Sundae, Milk Chocolate Orange Flavour Sundae, White Chocolate Ring, Dark Chocolate Ring and Milk Chocolate Vanilla Flavour Sundae.
Firstly, I was amazed at the sheer amount of different biscuits on offer. For the price, you get a lot for your money, meaning you can dunk more in your cuppa.
After sampling a few (maybe even too much) I ended up being very impressed with the quality and taste of the biscuits. They were lovely and rich, but not too sickly, and had an amazing crunch.
I definitely won't be forking out any more money on biscuits next year when I know I've got these at my local Aldi. Although by the looks of it, they're selling pretty fast, as I had to visit two different Aldi's to snap up a box.
Rating: 5/5
Price: £3.69 for a box of 27
Where to buy: Aldi stores or online
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