When the weather is cold, our coffee and tea drinking hits an all-time high, and what’s a cuppa without something to dunk? We round up our most dunk-worthy biscuit and rusk recipes, so get baking!
Classics with a Twist
Some things are classics for a reason; they just never go out of style, like these tasty cookie recipes…
Raspberry White Chocolate Cookies
Tart with pops of raspberries and bits of sweet white chocolate chips, these buttery biscuits have a beautiful balance of bright flavours, making them the perfect pick-me-up.
Recipe for Raspberry White Chocolate Cookies
Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Drizzled with white chocolate and studded with pecans, these nutty shortbread cookies are deliciously light and the perfect bite. The texture makes them tasty!
Recipe for Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Pistachio Shortbread Bars
Savour these delectable Pistachio Shortbread Bars. Buttery and dipped in dark chocolate, they’re guaranteed to take that morning cuppa to the next level.
Recipe for Pistachio Shortbread Bars
Lemon Crumble Bars
Zesty, bright and a textural delight, these Lemon Crumble Bars make for the perfect picnic treat. Enjoy some Earl Grey tea, as you ‘goss’ with the gals.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy in the centre and crisp on the edges – yum! Made with dark chocolate for extra decadence.
Recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies
Dilmah Italian Almond Tea Cookies
A delightful Italian-inspired cookie, infused with the delicate flavour of almond tea.
Recipe for Dilmah Italian Almond Tea Cookies
Giant Oatmeal Cookies with White Chocolate
These cookies were made for dunking. Delicious oaty flavour baked to perfection and drizzled with melted white chocolate.
Recipe for Giant Oatmeal Cookies with White Chocolate Drizzle
Iced Brown Sugar Tea Biscuits
This is a great biscuit recipe for any cut-out cookie, with brown sugar offering more caramelisation than white sugar. Create your own cookie shapes when making these cute teatime treats.
Recipe for Iced Brown Sugar Tea Biscuits
Creative Cookies
Cookies don’t need to be boring. Try these biscuit recipes for something a little different.
Cherry Crumble Bars
Pinkies up! These delightfully tart, jammy and crunchy bars are begging for a spot of tea.
Recipe for Cherry Crumble Bars
Thick & Chunky Speckled Egg Cookies
Chock-full of speckled eggs and decadent beyond, these chonky beauties are heavenly!
Recipe for Thick & Chunky Speckled Egg Cookies
Vanilla and Rainbow Pepper Cookies
A bit of pepper with a hint of vanilla and chocolate – a winning combo!
Recipe for Vanilla and Rainbow Pepper Cookies
Cinnamon Pansy Shells
One of our favourite biscuit recipes, these pretty-as-a-picture pansy shells will dress up any tea table.
Recipe for Cinnamon Pansy Shells
Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jam Cookie Sandwiches
Your favourite sarmie gets a cookie makeover. These cookies are positively delectable!
Recipe for Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jam Cookie Sandwiches
Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Sandwich these beauties together with cream cheese icing. Yum!
Recipe for Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Moerkoffie Cookies
A crisp condensed milk cookie, with just the right amount of espresso to match your cuppa. We promise you won’t be able to stop at just one!
Cranberry & Coconut Muesli Squares
A delicious, crunchy square that’s full of tasty muesli, topped off with a yoghurt drizzle.
Recipe for Cranberry & Coconut Muesli Squares
Biscuits for Special Diets
Banting? Gluten-free? We’ve got you covered.
Easy Gluten-free Peanut Butter Cookies
Everyone loves peanut butter, and these super easy-to-make gluten-free peanut butter cookies are a tasty treat for any time you need a pick-me-up.
Recipe for Gluten-free Peanut Butter Cookies
Buttery Pistachio and Almond Biscuits
These low-carb high-fat cookies are so rich and nutty, one biscuit is enough to curb sweet cravings.
Recipe for Buttery Pistachio and Almond Biscuits
Chocolaty Cookies
We double and even triple up on the fudgy, chocolaty goodness in these yummy biscuits recipes.
Homemade ‘Romany Creams’
Two of our favourite treats, chocolate and biscuits, come together in these Homemade ‘Romany Creams. They’re nostalgic, delish and definitely worth dipping into a cuppa.
Recipe for Homemade ‘Romany Creams’
Peanut & Pink Salt Praline Cookies
These cookies combine crunchy praline and a pinch of pretty pink salt.
Recipe for Peanut & Pink Salt Praline Cookies
S’mores Biscuit and Marshmallow Sandwiches
A campfire classic – marshmallow sandwiched between biscuits and dipped in chocolate. We love a triple-threat, and so will you when you taste these treats!
Recipe for S’mores Biscuit and Marshmallow Sandwiches
Chocolate Ganache Sandwich Cookie
Your tastebuds are in for a tasty bargain with these two-in-one cookies.
Recipe for Chocolate Ganache Sandwich Cookie
Fudgy Salted Caramel and Chocolate Biscuits
A fun and easy recipe using avocado oil. The biscuits become wonderfully crisp on the outside, while maintaining a soft fudgy texture in the centre. Delicious!
Recipe for Fudgy Salted Caramel and Chocolate Biscuits
Turkish Delight Shortbread Rounds with White Choc Drizzle
When we said chocolate, we meant all kinds! We love this pretty cookie with chunks of Turkish Delight and a drizzle of white chocolate.
Recipe for Turkish Delight Shortbread Rounds with White Choc Drizzle
The Shorter the Better
These recipes are simple and also simply delicious. The amount of butter gives shortbread its name as the ‘shortness’ refers to how melt-in-the-mouth it is. We love.
Classic Shortbread
If this shortbread doesn’t make you feel like you have died and gone to heaven, nothing will. The very best shortbread recipe!
Greek Almond Shortbread
These scrumptious buttery biscuits are traditionally cooked at Christmas, but why wait?
Recipe for Greek Almond Shortbread
Not Quite Cookies
We don’t judge! These fall into the dunkable-but-not-quite-a-cookie section. We love them all the same.
On-the-Road Horlicks Cookies
An epic crunchie can save even the worst cup of garage coffee. Our version is hopped up with chocolate Horlicks for added awesomeness. The perfect early morning start to a road trip adventure.
Recipe for On-the-Road Horlicks Cookies
Millionaire’s Gingerbread
These treats have the perfect balance of spicy ginger, sweet caramel and bitter chocolate.
Recipes for Millionaire’s Gingerbread
Rusks
A South African dunkin’ staple!
Peanut Butter & Honey Rusks
Nothing says early morning around a campfire like a hot cuppa and a rusk or two. These PB & Honey rusks have definite dunkability. Perfect for camping or equally enjoyable in your office chair!
Recipe for Peanut Butter & Honey Rusks
Chunky Cranberry, Almond & Poppy Seed Rusks
We promise you’ll love these rusks crammed with sweet cranberries, crunchy nuts and poppy seeds.
Recipe for Chunky Cranberry, Almond & Poppy Seed Rusks
Pumpkin, Seed & Nut Rusks
These Pumpkin, Seed and Nut Rusks are crunchy and filled with goodness.
Recipe for Pumpkin, Seed & Nut Rusks
Muesli Rusks
This healthy snack makes teatime worth look forward to!
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