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The best Christmas biscuit tins for gifting and nibbling
Get ahead on your Christmas shopping list with one of these ultra-giftable biscuit tins for 2025
Tested by JoJo AnastasiouFood and Drinks Tester
No matter how many pigs in blankets you manage, there's always room for something sweet over the festive period, preferably enjoyed with a cup of tea. And the best Christmas biscuit tins also come beautifully packaged, making them the perfect gift for hosts or hard-to-buy-for relatives.
With that in mind, our experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute have tested a variety of supermarket and luxury Christmas biscuit tins to find their favourites.
Best Christmas biscuit tins 2025
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Best supermarket biscuit tin
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Chocolate Chip Shortbread Present Tin 250g
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Walkers Shortbread Festive Stars Biscuit Tin 260g
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How we test Christmas biscuit tins
The Good Housekeeping Institute’s panel of experts and consumers tested 19 Christmas biscuit selections, presented in a variety of giftable tins.
Each was assessed on its aroma, taste and presentation. Our experts were looking for buttery bakes, with classic flavours and well-integrated ingredients – think chocolate chips, caramel or spices – to further enhance the festive biccie.
Whether you prefer the classic flavour of a comforting buttery Scottish shortbread, or like a chocolate chip cookie with your cuppa, we’re confident you’ll enjoy these top-rated treats.
Score: 96/100
Packaged in a retro keepsake tin, this luxurious biscuit selection would be a joy to give – and receive! An assortment of buttery shortbread lies inside (including chocolate orange, ginger and Swiss hazelnut flavours) for very merry dunking.
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Chocolate Chip Shortbread Present Tin 250g
Score: 91/100
This decorative Christmas present-inspired tin from Sainsbury’s contains rich, mini shortbread biscuits, packed with tasty chocolate chips. The snackable, bitesize pieces are very moreish – you have been warned!
Available 1 November 2025
Score: 89/100
Walker’s shortbread is synonymous with Christmas, and these star-shaped biccies have been given the festive treatment, with plenty of cinnamon and nutmeg spice. Indulgent and perfect for dunking, without being too sweet.
Score: 89/100
Tesco’s well-priced biscuit tin looks far more expensive than it is, making it a good buy to squirrel away for last-minute gifting. With a thick layer of chocolate and warming festive spice, our testers thought these chunky cookies would be perfect for dunking in tea.
Score: 87/100
If your budget doesn’t stretch to a whole hamper, treat them to a stylish Selfridges tin instead. We love this year’s bold branding, and the chewy, oaty biscuits inside are exactly as promised – with distinct cranberry, spiced orange and a touch of cinnamon. Yum!
Available TBC
Score: 87/100
Cutter & Squidge’s delicious handmade bakes are the next best thing to making your own (and probably even tastier!).
The festive line-up includes spicy gingerbread men, vanilla Christmas trees, crumbly chocolate and mint cookies, and orange and cranberry cookies. A modern take on a festive favourite.
Score: 83/100
No brand comes close to matching Biscuiteers’ intricately iced biscuits for presentation, and this seasonal tin contains 13 characters to represent the classic nursery rhyme. With a thick layer of sweet icing, and just a touch of warming spice, this tin would make a fantastic gift.
Score: 83/100
This reusable biscuit tin is filled to the brim with versatile, buttery waffles. Enjoy them straight from the pack, serve with coffee or crumble over ice cream. In fact, we’ll be buying one to gift, and one to keep.
Fortnum & Mason Christmas Mini Merry Go Round Musical Biscuit Tin 130g
Score: 81/100
Add an extra touch of magic this Christmas with Fortnum’s musical biscuit tin. Housing chocolate and caramel shortbread, the family-friendly gift plays “Jingle Bells” as it spins around and would be lovely to refill once you’ve devoured the goods.
Our panel thought the buttery biscuits would be perfect for dunking in hot chocolate; in fact, they were so tasty, they’d have liked a few more in the tin!
Score: 81/100
If you’re after an edible showstopper, we’ve rounded up the best gingerbread houses for you. However, if you’d prefer something you’ll keep long after the last bite, ASDA’s festive cottage tin is filled with squidgy, bite‑size chocolate brownies that got the thumbs up from our testers.
Available TBC
Cartwright & Butler 12 Days of Christmas Biscuits in Musical Barrel Tin 400g
Score: 78/100
Part of Cartwright & Butler’s extensive 12 Days of Christmas range – which includes mince pies, fudge and more – this musical tin will have the whole family singing along.
A much tastier alternative to your classic music box, the tin contains four types of biscuit: chocolate chip shortbread, indulgent triple chocolate, sticky caramel, and buttery strawberry and white chocolate. A gift with something for everyone.
Score: 76/100
A cute stocking filler or thank you gift, Aldi’s well-priced biscuit tins are bright and cheerful, and will appeal to little ones. Inside, you’ll find white chocolate chip cookies with a tasty base that reminded some of our testers of digestive biscuits.
Available 27 November 2025
Score: 76/100
Is it even Christmas without an M&S light‑up biscuit tin making an appearance? Filled with crowd‑pleasing classic shortbread, this tin doubles as a festive decoration long after the last crumb.
Stacey looks after all food and drink reviews — from coffee pods and veg boxes, to natural wine and tequila. Stacey is also founder of Crummbs, where she’s written nearly 2,000 restaurant and hotel reviews since 2013. Prior to this, Stacey wrote hundreds of in-depth buying guides for the Independent, i newspaper and BBC Good Food, as well as reviewing restaurants and interviewing celebrities in her column at Balance Magazine. Stacey has also appeared in BAFTA-nominated BBC documentary Blood, Sweat & Takeaways, where she investigated South East Asia's food production industry, appearing on both Newsnight and BBC World Service to share her findings. Regularly checking out the latest restaurants, bars and product launches, Stacey also loves experimenting with recipes at home, and is a WSET-certified wine and spirits expert, with over 10 years of experience in the business. You can follow Stacey on Instagram @crummbs_uk
Joanna Anastasiou is our Food and Drinks Tester, and has completed certifications in Sensory Foundation and WSET Wine Level 2 training. Prior to this she studied geography with conservation biology at the University of Exeter and trained at Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland. Through this she has developed a passion for sustainability within the food and agricultural sectors. Joanna also volunteers in kitchens with FoodCycle, as well as on multiple wildlife conservation projects, where she formed a particular love for bees!
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