Choose ready-made mini taaitaai biscuits or small figures if you want to serve individual biscuits without turning on the oven. Compare the stated serving size with the size of the biscuits, rather than looking at the pack weight alone. If you’d rather choose the shape, thickness and decoration yourself, a baking mix is a better fit, but you’ll need to allow time for preparation and have the right baking equipment. Whichever option you choose, check the current packaging if ingredients or allergens matter to your guests.
If you’re serving taaitaai biscuits on a platter, check both the serving information and the biscuits themselves. Jumbo lists a 14 g serving and around 36 servings per pack for its Sint Taai Taai Figuurtjes; Albert Heijn lists an 11 g serving for its standard AH Taai taai. A stated serving doesn’t necessarily mean one biscuit.
If shaping and decorating are part of your Christmas baking, a baking mix lets you cut out your own biscuits. Albert Heijn’s Homemade taaitaai kit includes decorations and a cutter, but you’ll also need to mix, roll out and bake the dough.
Albert Heijn labels its Consenza taaitaai figures as gluten-free. Check the other ingredients and allergens on the packaging too: these figures list oats, almonds and nuts.
First decide whether you want biscuits ready to serve or would prefer to bake them yourself. Then check the serving information, the preparation required and any ingredient requirements.
| What to consider | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Small portions, no baking | Compare the product name and the visible biscuit size with the stated weight per serving; a 500 g bag doesn’t tell you how large each biscuit is. | For my Christmas table, I want biscuits I can serve straight from the pack without baking them first. Around 50% of consumers prioritise small portions that are ready to serve. |
| Making and decorating your own shapes | Check what’s included in the baking kit and what oven, preparation time and equipment you’ll need. You can choose the biscuit size when you cut them out. | If decorating is part of my Christmas baking, I want to choose the shape and thickness myself, even if it takes some preparation. Around 30% of consumers value that creative freedom most. |
| Gluten-free and allergens | Check the current packaging for both the gluten-free label and the ingredients and allergens; gluten-free doesn’t mean free from other allergens. | If I need to avoid gluten, I look for taaitaai that’s explicitly labelled gluten-free and check for any other relevant allergens too. For around 20% of consumers, this is their top priority when choosing. |
A 500 g bag doesn’t tell you how large each biscuit is. The older page for Jumbo Mini Taai Taai 500 g also says that this product is no longer available online; Jumbo Sint Taai Taai Figuurtjes is a different listing.
Check the exact product name, size and current online or in-store information before planning how many biscuits to serve at your Christmas table.
The Consenza figures labelled gluten-free also list oats, almonds and nuts. Standard taaitaai may contain wheat, rye or milk ingredients, among others.
For the product you’re buying, check the ingredients, allergens and any ‘may contain’ statements on the current packaging.
With the Homemade kit, you decide the finished size by rolling out, cutting and baking the dough yourself. The biscuits won’t automatically be small, evenly sized portions.
Choose this option if you have time to bake, and check in advance which ingredients and equipment you’ll need in addition to the kit.
You may need a mixing bowl, rolling pin and baking paper to prepare the biscuits.
Jumbo has separate listings for Sint Taai Taai Figuurtjes 500 g and the older Mini Taai Taai 500 g.
Albert Heijn lists standard AH Taai taai, Consenza figures labelled gluten-free, and a Homemade kit for baking taaitaai yourself.
PLUS lists Taai taai sint en piet in a 500 g bag; check whether the individual biscuits in this variety are small enough for the way you plan to serve them.
Dirk has a listing for de Beste Mini taai taai 500 g.
ALDI describes 500 g of aniseed-flavoured taai-taai in figure shapes.
A Lidl recipe uses mini taaitaai as part of a festive treat.
No, a stated serving weight doesn’t automatically tell you the weight of one biscuit. Albert Heijn lists an 11 g serving for AH Taai taai and Jumbo lists 14 g for Sint Taai Taai Figuurtjes; also check the individual biscuits if their size matters.
Don’t choose based on the small size alone: standard taaitaai may contain wheat or rye. Albert Heijn’s Consenza figures are labelled gluten-free, but also list oats, almonds and nuts, so check the current packaging for all the allergens that matter to you.
Yes, if you cut the dough into small shapes yourself. The Homemade kit instructions describe rolling the dough out to around 5 mm and baking for 7–9 minutes; follow the instructions on your own packaging for the correct oven setting and preparation.
The current packaging helps you check whether the specific variety you’re buying meets your requirements. Albert Heijn warns that product information can change, so check the ingredients, highlighted allergens and any ‘may contain’ statements, even if you’ve read a product page before.
Follow the storage instructions on the packaging you’ve bought. For the AH Taai taai listed, Albert Heijn recommends storing it in a sealed tin after opening; other varieties may have different instructions.
