Recipe for cooking anzac biscuits

Recipes from Oceania and the Philippines :: Oceania and Filipino Breads

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and these cookies are so named because they were baked and shipped off to Australian and New Zealander soldiers during World War I.

1 c. flour
1 c. rolled oats
3/4 c. desiccated coconut
3/4 c. sugar
4 1/2 oz. butter
1 Tbsp. golden syrup (corn syrup)
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 Tbsp. boiling water

Preheat oven to 300 degrees fahrenheit. Brush 2 cookie sheets with melted butter or oil.

Place flour, oats, coconut and sugar in a large mixing bowl, and stir until combined.

Combine butter and golden syrup in small pan; stir over high heat until melted.

Mix baking soda with boiling water; add to melted butter and syrup. Add to flour mixture and stir until combined. Shape level Tbsp. of mixture into balls and flatten slightly. Place onto prepared cookie sheets about 2 in. apart. Bake 15 to 20 mins. or until crisp and golden.

Remove from oven; let stand 2 mins. before loosening the biscuits and moving them to a wire rack to cool.

Makes about 2 dozen cookies.