The Definitive Ranking Of The Most Dunkable Biscuits

Snuggling up with a cuppa and a bickie – it’s a match made in heaven. And now the ultimate office break question is revealed. Now pop the kettle on and enjoy our list of the biscuits best for some Sweeet dunking, with McVitie's.

11. Jaffa Cakes

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Yes, we know. A biscuit charlatan. A zingy cake in decidedly biscuit-shaped clothing. Mischievous, if undeniably delicious and orangey, it folds when brought into the tea station for tea questioning almost immediately. Great for pretty much everything except dunking.

10. Fruit Shortcake

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Long story short, the lovely Fruit Shortcake biscuit falls away under pressure/boiling tea. It's just too thin for the #dunklife.

9. Hobnobs

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Oh, you were expecting higher? The almighty biscuit does what it does: greedily soak up your tea into its big, oaty sponge and leave you with a shallow cup just before spectacularly falling to pieces in quick order. Deserves mad props for its ruggedly ace non-dunked state, though.

8. Digestive

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You know what? Fair play to the Digestive. It's a trier, and god knows we love a trier. It holds on for dear life when you pierce the liquid surface and does a fair old job of keeping it together, but runs out of legs around about the second plunge, slowly melting away, dip by dip, like the Dover Cliffs – only made of charming semi-sweet biscuit. It's a cracking biscuit on its own, but tea cares not, breaking it down with its deathly cha-cuddle.

7. BN

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All the makings of a top-four finisher, and the biscuit gives way at the vital second, like the boots of a Liverpool captain. Best stick to wolfing 'em down like a cheeky, biscuit-crumb-covered minx while the piping-hot liquid's not around, then.

6. Milk Chocolate Digestive

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The enticing milk chocolate provides the extra snap that the plain one just lacks, making it a solid choice for the discerning dunk-bro. Holds up well when it comes to the deadly snuggle that is a long dip in yer brew too.

5. Ginger Nut

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The Nut is not to be messed with in the cup of Rosie stakes. Undeniably boss in the taste department, there's no need to dunk gingerly (YES) with this one, as it's also strong as an ox. You know, like, one of those ginger-flavoured biscuit oxen they have now.

4. Penguin

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Forget the jokes for a second and just direct your ears usward: The Penguin is solid as a rock and can take a tea-pounding like you wouldn't believe. It'll handle all you can throw at it and come back for more, plus you can use it like a big biscuit straw and slurp up that moreish tea-chocolate like a real champ.

3. Gold Bar

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Too often left on the sidelines in favour of a more ~mainstream~ biscuit, the Gold is a strong contender for "most underrated" – its caramel coating giving you a stellar sweet hit, and the biscuit inside soaking up that hot cha.

2. Dark Chocolate Digestive

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DARK CHOCOLATE IS THE BEST.

1. Rich Tea

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We're not even kidding: The Rich Tea – the grand old duke of sweet biscuits – is a legend. Good for a solid submerge in your bev for about 20 minutes (20 MINUTES), it's the Edmund Hillary of dunking. It goes where biscuits dare not biscuit. It's called the Rich Tea for a reason, guys. Clue is in the name.

Disagree with our delicious dunk list? What’s your tea break’s favourite? Tell us now here, and for more Sweeet biscuity goodness, head along to McVitie’s.