Anzac biscuits

Anzac biscuits

These iconic biscuits were originally made to send to the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) serving in Gallipoli

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 20

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Takes 35 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the oats, coconut, flour and sugar in a bowl. Melt the butter in a small pan and stir in the golden syrup. Add the bicarbonate of soda to 2 tbsp boiling water, then stir into the golden syrup and butter mixture.
  2. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the butter and golden syrup mixture. Stir gently to incorporate the dry ingredients.
  3. Put dessertspoonfuls of the mixture on to buttered baking sheets, about 2.5cm/1in apart to allow room for spreading. Bake in batches for 8-10 mins until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
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What is Anzac Day?

ANZAC Day-25 April-is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

Read about the history of Anzac day.

Per serving

118 kcalories, protein 1g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 6g, salt 0.28 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2006.

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  • 20 February 2013

    F n J's Mum rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Had to add a little more butter syrup mixture to the dry mixture to make them stick together. Absolutely scrummy! Everyone loves them in our house! :)

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  • 08 March 2013

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  • 17 March 2013

    Neatandtidy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I, too, found the mix was dry - I added a little milk to help it all bind. Also added some chopped mixed nuts to the recipe, the biscuits were delicious! Yum! Easy to make too, definitely making again!

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  • 26 March 2013

    wiwiana rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    The cookies were PERFECT, but UNFORTUNATELY THE RECIPE ISN'T. Some people (including me at my first attempt) must have overlooked "Add the bicarbonate of soda to 2 tbsp boiling water" in the method, very likely due to the fact that the ingredient list doesn't include this 2 tbsp of water at all!!! It's a shame because the cookies tasted absolutely divine with wonderful texture. But this bit of tiny omission in the ingredient has probably brought unnecessary epic failures to some people. I gave the cookies 5 stars, the flaw in ingredient list 1 star and hence an overall 3 stars.

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  • 12 April 2013

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    5 stars

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  • 24 April 2013

    Steph commented on this recipe

    These are absolutely delicious! Will definitely be making again. I added more golden syrup as I've got a bit of a sweet tooth:-/

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    06 May 2013

    Tel commented on this recipe

    Delicious and easy to make. Even the kid liked them.

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  • 14 May 2013

    CazOvens rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We love these. I add a handful of chopped flaked almonds, a handful of mixed dried fruit, and a handful of dried cranberries, then bake in a brownie tin and cut into squares. They're so easy to make and taste really good. They get the thumbs up from us!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 20

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Takes 35 mins

Crisp and crunchy

Ingredients

  • 85g porridge oats
  • 85g desiccated coconut
  • 100g plain flour
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 100g butter , plus extra butter for greasing
  • 1 tbsp golden syrup
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
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Per serving

118 kcalories, protein 1g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 6g, salt 0.28 g

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