42 beautiful biscuit recipes (2024)

Coconut jam drops

These classic biscuits are lovely for morning tea. Be warned, the combination of crunchy coconut and sweet, oozy raspberry jam is utterly moorish.

Shortbread fingers

Irresistibly crumbly and buttery, shortbread has been a year-round favourite biscuit for centuries.

Gingernut biscuits

Perfect biscuits of gingernut baked to perfection. Watch them go at afternoon tea! Basking in the warm glow of spices like ginger and cinnamon.

Jam drops

Sweet biscuits perfectly combining the sweetness of plum jam with the buttery flavour and crumbly texture of a good shortbread biscuit.

Melting moments

These melt-in-your-mouth biscuits are a beloved Australian classic.

White chocolate macadamia cookies

A decadent treat with macadamia’s and white chocolate.

Chocolate chunk and raspberry cookies

Honey biscuits

A carefully applied cookie cutter will ensure these dainty pink and white themed honey biscuits are perfectly symmetrical. Enjoy them with your afternoon cuppa.

These chocolatey Afghan biscuits are absolutely delicious enjoyed with a mug of coffee for afternoon tea. They keep well covered in the fridge for up to a week, but we don’t think they’ll last that long.

Ghoriba biscuits

These Middle Eastern biscuits are perfumed with orange flower water.

Gingernut biscuits

Perfect biscuits of gingernut baked to perfection. Watch them go at afternoon tea! Basking in the warm glow of spices like ginger and cinnamon.

Millionaire’s shortbread

This dessert is worthy of a millionaire! Layers of shortbread, caramel with nuts and topped with chocolate, this shortbread is simply divine!

Double Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Rich, chewy and utterly indulgent, these decadent double chocolate cookies are just one of the never-fail desserts that make it into Best Ever Recipes cookbook.

Giant macadamia, white chocolate and cranberry cookies

Bursting with macadamias and cranberries, these giant white chocolate cookies go down a treat. Because some days a normal size cookie isn’t enough.

Chocolate chip cookies

This classic biscuit loved by all, the humble chocolate chip cookie, is best enjoyed with a glass of milk. They’re great to bake with the little ones.

Strawberry and cream biscuits

The kids will love these pink and white biscuits, they’re delightfully sweet with the perfect flavour combination of strawberries and ‘cream’.

Peanut butter biscuits

We trawled though all the peanut butter cookie recipes and this was voted the winner for peanut taste and crisp chewy texture.

Praline custard creams

The perfect combination of sweet shortbread biscuits sandwiched with custard filling and rolled in crushed almond praline.

Golden cinnamon biscuits

The dark caramel flavours of brown sugar and golden syrup spiced with cinnamon mean these simple golden cinnamon biscuits are absolutely full of flavour.

Cornflake cookies

With plenty of crunch and a delightful burst of sweet sultanas, these classic cornflake cookies will be gone in no time!

Double chocolate freckles

These fun and easy to make biscuits are great for kid’s lunch boxes, after school snacks or parties.

Simple butter biscuits

These little slice-and bake-biscuits are incredibly easy to make & with just one bite, you’ll be hooked. They’re buttery, sweet and melt-in-the-mouth

Coconut macaroons

Crispy and golden on the outside and chewy on the inside for the perfect coconut macaroon! These sweet coconutty egg white-based biscuits make the ideal afternoon treat.

The best Anzac biscuit recipe of all time

The best Anzac biscuit recipe, whether you like them soft and chewy or with extra bite! These treacly oat biscuits are as tasty as they are simple.

Dairy-free hazelnut and cacao cookies

With chia seeds for extra protein and crunch, these healthy cookies won’t disappoint when it comes to flavour.

Dark chocolate French macarons

These chocolate French macaroons take a little bit of practice to get right, but once you’ve got the knack, they’re as satisfying to make as they are delicious to eat.

Orange and ginger florentines

Rhubarb custard melting moments

Chunky choc-chip cookies

Dutch ginger biscuits

These moist, delectable chocolate and peanut cookies can be tailored to your preference for crunchy or chewy and are the ideal snack for any occasion.

Jam wreaths

These jam wreath cookies get into the fun festive spirit of Christmas. Keep wreaths in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks.

Traditional shortbread

Shortbread is, quite possibly, the best thing to have ever come out of Great Britain.

Our best and easiest biscuit recipe, slice and bake cookies are super simple and you can either make a large batch of one type, or smaller batches using the flavour variations at the end of the recipe.

These delicious mint slice biscuits are an absolute treat. They’re perfect with your morning or afternoon cuppa, or for any occasion.

Honey snap biscuits

Crisp and lightly spiced, these honey snap biscuits do exactly what their name suggests. Delicious served with a glass of milk, a cup of coffee or a scoop of ice-cream.

Gingerbread biscuits

Spiced with ginger, cinnamon and clove these sweet biscuits can be cut into a variety of shapes and decorated with icing and cachous.

Gluten free peanut butter cookies

These simple peanut butter cookies will delight kids and grown-ups alike – and they’re gluten and dairy-free, too.

These basic oat cookies are as tasty as they are simple to make and with multiple variations on the basic including raspberries, apricot or muesli.

Banana, date and oat cookies

These moreish cookies go perfectly with a cold glass of milk.

Chocolate lace cookies

Crispy on the outside, these chocolate lace cookies are chewy on the inside. Just what you need when it’s time to sit down with a cup of tea.

Peanut brittle cookies