If you want the children to make spritz biscuits themselves, choose the ingredients for a recipe and make sure you have a sturdy piping bag and adult supervision. For a quicker kitchen activity, you can use plain spritz biscuits as a crumb base; chocolate spritz biscuits are ready-made biscuits. A box of chocolates is a good choice as a gift or to share afterwards, but it’s no substitute for spritz biscuit dough. Whatever you choose, check the allergen information on the packaging.
If you want the children to help make the dough and shape the biscuits, choose homemade spritz biscuits rather than a ready-made treat. Use suitable equipment, and don’t let children taste raw dough, as advised by the Voedingscentrum.
Plain spritz biscuits can be crumbled to make a crumble, as in a Verkade recipe. If you just want to serve something after baking, chocolate spritz biscuits are ready to eat.
If anyone in the group or the recipient of a gift has a known allergy, check the information on the exact packaging before choosing a flavour or assortment. Ingredients and warnings vary between products.
First decide whether you want to bake biscuits together, make something quickly or give chocolate as a gift. Then check that the product you choose is suitable for anyone with allergies you need to consider.
| What to consider | What to check before buying | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Baking spritz biscuits from scratch | Check the recipe ingredients and use a sturdy piping bag with a star nozzle. The Albert Heijn Allerhande recipe includes ingredients such as egg and flour. | I want the children to help make the dough and shape the biscuits, even if this takes preparation and supervision. Around 29% of consumers prioritise baking from scratch. |
| A quick kitchen activity | Choose plain spritz biscuits for a crumb-based recipe, or chocolate spritz biscuits if you want to serve a ready-made biscuit; check how much your recipe calls for. | Making a crumble suits the time I have better than preparing spritz biscuit dough from scratch. Around 21% of consumers prioritise a quick activity. |
| A gift or something to share | Distinguish between a chocolate assortment, a sharing pack and ingredients for a recipe. | I’m looking for something to give or share after the baking activity, not to make spritz biscuits. Around 29% of consumers prioritise giving a gift or sharing a treat. |
| Allergens | Read the ingredients and any ‘may contain’ warnings on the exact packaging before offering anything to the group. | If a child has a known allergy, I need to be able to check whether the product is suitable first. Around 21% of consumers prioritise this check. |
An assortment to give or share is no substitute for the ingredients needed to make spritz biscuit dough. It’s also different from plain spritz biscuits, which you can use in a crumb-based recipe.
Choose a product only after deciding whether the children will bake from scratch, make a simple recipe or have chocolate afterwards.
According to product information from Jumbo and PLUS, their spritz biscuits with dark chocolate also contain milk, egg, soya and wheat. The flavour name alone doesn’t tell you which allergens are absent.
Read the allergen information and warnings on the specific packaging.
The Voedingscentrum warns that raw dough or batter may contain pathogens due to raw egg or flour. Young children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of food poisoning.
Make it clear that the dough is for shaping and baking, not eating raw. Get the children to wash their hands after handling the dough.
Verkade offers Nobo Sprits Original and a milk chocolate version. The brand also uses its plain biscuits as a crumb base in a red-fruit crumble.
Jumbo lists spritz biscuits with dark chocolate in a 200 g pack.
PLUS lists 200 g chocolate spritz biscuits made with 18% dark chocolate.
ALDI lists a 175 g pack of Biscotto butter spritz biscuits containing 12 biscuits, for anyone who doesn’t want a chocolate coating.
These Joybuy products are ready-made chocolate assortments and sharing packs to enjoy after baking. They aren’t spritz biscuits or ingredients for making spritz biscuit dough. If you’re buying for a group of children, always check the label on the pack you choose.
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A chocolate gift or treat to share after baking, not for making spritz biscuits. Pack size: 288 g. If anyone has an allergy, check the label on this pack.
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A chocolate assortment to give or share, not for baking spritz biscuits. Pack size: 125 g. If anyone has an allergy, read the information on the exact packaging.
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For a ready-made chocolate treat after your baking activity, not as an ingredient for spritz biscuits. Pack size: 143 g. Check the allergen information before sharing.
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A sharing pack of chocolate bars to enjoy after baking; it’s not a box of chocolates or spritz biscuits. Pack size: 284 g. Read the label before sharing the bars with children.
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Individual tubes to share after baking, not for making spritz biscuits. The pack contains 6 tubes of 34 g. Check the allergen information before handing them out.
A box of chocolates is no substitute for the ingredients needed to make spritz biscuit dough. Choose a recipe if baking the biscuits is the main activity. For a quicker option, crumble plain spritz biscuits, as Verkade does in a crumble.
Don’t let children taste raw spritz biscuit dough. According to the Voedingscentrum, raw egg and flour can contain pathogens, and young children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of food poisoning.
Read the allergen information on the exact packaging, including any ‘may contain’ warnings. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority highlights the importance of allergen information on prepacked foods, so don’t rely on descriptions such as ‘plain’ or ‘dark chocolate’ alone.
Follow the storage instructions on the packaging you’ve chosen. The product information for Verkade Nobo spritz biscuits with milk chocolate says to store them in a cool, dry place and reseal the pack after opening. Check the instructions for other varieties.
