Anzac Biscuits
Chewy, oatty and traditionally eaten on Veterans Day in Australasia, this Anzac Biscuits recipe is super quick to whip up and comforting in a bite.
Servings 18 medium biscuits
Calories 147kcal
Ingredients
- 175 grams / ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons superfine/caster sugar
- 120 grams / ¾ cup plain flour
- 60 grams / ½ cup + 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut
- 100 grams / 1 cup + 2 tablespoons rolled oats
- 100 grams / 3.5 ounces butter cubed
- 20 grams / 1 tablespoon golden syrup
- 35 grams / 2 ½ tablespoons boiling water
- 3 grams / ½ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper and preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
- Place the sugar, flour, coconut and oats into a bowl and stir together.
- Place the butter and golden syrup into a saucepan on medium heat, stirring until the butter melts.
- Add 1 tablespoon of the boiling water to the butter and golden syrup mixture.
- Stir the baking soda into the remaining boiling water and add to the butter and stir to combine.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold with a spatula until no dry patches remain in the bowl.
- Take a tablespoon amount and press and roll into a ball, flattening to ensure the cookie has nice rounded edges and place on your baking tray 1 ½ inches apart.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until golden all over.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool and harden on the tray for 2 minutes.
- Place on a cooling rack and allow to cool fully.
- Serve.
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Notes
- Golden syrup sub: If you cannot source golden syrup easily, this is a thick syrup so you could sub honey, agave syrup or brown rice syrup.
- Boiling water in the biscuits: The boiling water in this recipe helps to dissolve the baking soda and add to the chewy texture of these when they are baked.
- Weight of unbaked biscuits: Each of the biscuits was weighed to be 30 grams prior to baking and with the lower oven temperature (most biscuits are baked at around 180C/350F) they won't spread too much.
- Serving with a twist: Anzac Biscuits are usually served as is, however, if you want to fancy them up a little, you could drizzle over a little melted milk or white chocolate.
- Keeping your Anzac biscuits: These will absolutely keep for up to 5 days covered in a container.
Nutrition
Calories: 147kcal