They are made from butter, golden syrup, water, bicarbonate of soda, oats, coconut, flour and sugar. Anzac biscuits were made by the wives and girlfriends of soldiers to send them in the war, to cheer them up and keep them fighting fit. They do not contain anything which will go off quickly, so were ideal to last the journey to the battlefield.
Anzac Day is celebrated in Australia to mark the first anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the first world war.
So we decided to make a batch of them for Grace, and her class mates, the teachers and teaching assistants….and a few left over for us too- we made five batches in the end!! They are yummy, and taste like you are having something healthy with the coconut and oats!!
Here’s how to do it…..
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Comments (2)
Hello – should the Ingredients list state 100g of caster sugar as opposed to 10g? Thanks Marie. I loved the reasoning behind baking these cookies. I made some for my work colleagues this morning; they are passed all ‘taste tests’ and have been really well received. Thank you.
Oh gosh, yes thank you, I’ll change it! Really glad to hear someone else has tried them and enjoyed them too x