Lebkuchen

A German biscuit similar to gingerbread, lebkuchen is easy to make and a great Christmas treat

Simple gingerbread house

Bake a gingerbread house with our simple biscuit recipe and design template. Get the kids involved, too, and weave some magical Christmas memories

Low-fat cherry cheesecake

A guilt-free, low-fat cheesecake with an amaretti biscuit base, topped with fruit

Chocolate coconut banoffee pie

A dazzling dessert with bourbon biscuit base, caramel layer, creamy coconut topping and banana toffee

Festive fruit & nut cake

This fabulously moist and nutty Christmas cake is baked with a syrup and nut topping – a bit like a Florentine biscuit

Prosecco chocolate salami

Get creative with this grown-up, rocky road chocolate biscuit bar – mix Italian sparkling wine, shortbread, fruit and nuts then roll into a sausage

Spiced hot choc

This light but creamy hot chocolate makes a comforting end to a cold winter evening

Plum & amaretti semifreddo

A ripple of sweet plum purée and chunks of almond biscuit turn this Italian ice cream into an all-in-one dessert

Red Nose Day raspberry cookies

Raise some money for Comic Relief with these cheeky cookies.

Sugar-dusted vanilla shortbread

Great for keeping the biscuit tin topped up over Christmas, these sweet shortbread thins make a perfect treat

Peach Melba cheesecake

A no-cook, make-ahead party favourite with a thick, cream cheese topping, a buttery biscuit base and finished with raspberry coulis

The ultimate makeover: Chocolate chip cookies

Angela Nilsen has created a lighter, yet still chocolatey cookie with just 97 calories per biscuit