After learning that McVities had launched two new variants of the Jaffa Cake, Social News Reporter Alice Sjoberg wanted to see if they could actually be compared to the classic treat15:46, 25 Jul 2026I tried two new Jaffa Cake spin off biscuitsHaving moved to the UK from Sweden almost eight years ago, I'm embarrassed to admit that it took me a lot longer than it should have for me to try a Jaffa Cake for the first time. While I had heard about them, and the controversial discussion about whether it should be considered cake or biscuits, I can't say they appealed to me very much. But boy, was I wrong.‌While I can't remember the first time I had a Jaffa Cake, they're now one of my go-to treats that I'll reach for when I'm buying a pack of biscuits at the supermarket. They're chocolatey, fruity, and goes perfectly with a cup of tea. I've even formed my own opinion about what it actually is (a cake, it's even in the name!).‌So when McVities released two hybrid versions of their famous treat, I knew I had to try it. These included the Jaffa Biscuit. which has turned the classic Jaffa Cake to a soft-baked chocolate chip cookie with a tangy orange-flavoured centre and a generous half-covering of dark chocolate, as well as the Jaffa Digestive, which has a thin layer of the orange jam filling along with a covering of chocolate.‌But, while the biscuits sound delicious, are they worth to be compared to the classic Jaffa Cake? That's what I wanted to find out as I put the two biscuits against each other in a taste test.Jaffa CookieI'll be honest, I didn't have high hopes about these. While I'd seen people being excited to try them after spotting them on the supermarket shelves, I didn't really get the idea. Why change something that's already so good?‌But with my first bite, I immediately got that iconic Jaffa Cake flavour, with the sweet orange filling mixed with the chocolate chips in the cookie.The gooey consistency of the cookie also translated well, as it had a similar texture to a classic Jaffa Cake. It'd even argue it's basically a normal Jaffa Cake that has been pushed together to become more dense and with a thinner layer of the orange-flavoured jam, but I'm not mad about it.With that, there's definitely no argument about what it is. It is a Jaffa Cookie, making it clearer that a normal Jaffa Cake is a cake, as the name suggests.‌Even though there were only six cookies in the package, which are being sold for £1.75 per 165g package, I do think I will end up buying these again. But were they better than the original Jaffa Cake? No, but it had the same flavour.Jaffa Cake digestiveAfter having tried the Jaffa Cookie, I had high hopes for the Jaffa Cake flavoured digestive biscuit. While I had some trouble getting the biscuit out of the packaging, I do think this is because it had been stored in the fridge for a few hours, as I didn't want the chocolate to melt - and chocolate digestives are also so much tastier if you store them in the fridge, so I'd assumed the same for these.However, as I took a bite, I didn't get the Jaffa Cake flavour that I'd gotten with the cookies. Instead, the tasted just like a normal chocolate digestive.Article continues belowI could only get a hint of the chocolate filling if I was actually trying to taste it. It wasn't bad, I just couldn't see the Jaffa Cake influence.After some thought, I decided to give it another chance by keeping the biscuits out in room temperature for a while before having it, and this did help. The filling was gooier, comparable to that of a caramel digestive, but I still didn't get much of the orange flavour.So, while I'm sure the pack of biscuits will be consumed by me and my partner, I don't see myself reaching for these in the supermarket again, as a classic chocolate digestive will taste almost the same anyways. If you do want to try them, they are £2.25 for a pack of 250g.