ANZAC Biscuits

Oat biscuits with coconut and golden syrup, easy and quick to make

Course Snack

Cuisine Australian

Keyword Cookies

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 12

Total Time 32

Servings

Calories 236kcal

Author thebakingexplorer

Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/350F/Gas Mark 4 and line some baking trays with baking paper
In a mixing bowl, stir together the plain flour, porridge oats, desiccated coconut, golden caster sugar, bicarbonate of soda and salt
In a pan melt the butter and golden syrup together on a low heat, stirring as it melts
Pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture and mix it all together well
Divide the mixture into 14, I used 47g per biscuit. Using your hands, shape them into balls and sightly flatten them. Place onto the baking trays leaving plenty of space in between each one (at least 2 inches)
Bake for around 12 minutes until golden brown. Let them cool on the tray for at least 10 minutes, then move them to a cooling rack to fully cool
Stored in an airtight container, the biscuits will last for up tp 2 weeks

The best oats to use for this recipe are standard porridge oats (also known as scottish oats or rolled oats).
I prefer to use unsalted butter for this recipe, but you can also use a baking spread.
I used golden caster sugar, but you can also use regular caster sugar, or a mix of light brown sugar and regular caster sugar.
Golden syrup is sold all over the world, so check the international section in your supermarket if you're not based in the UK. You can also buy it online from Amazon (see link below). If you can't get hold of it, light corn syrup is the closest thing to it, however I've not tested this recipe with light corn syrup.
You can drizzle biscuits with dark, milk or white chocolate, I prefer dark chocolate but any will be delicious!
Although I provide cup measurements, I highly recommend weighing your ingredients out using digital kitchen scales*. It is the most accurate way to measure ingredients and will ensure the best results. Digital scales are very low cost and can be purchased for around £12 ($16.50) .
For teaspoon (tsp) and tablespoon (tbsp) measurements, please use measuring spoons* and not the type of spoons you eat with. Again this will ensure accuracy and provide the best results.