Anzac Day Biscuits – Crunchy, Golden, Buttery Caramel In Every Bite! – Easy

Anzac Day Biscuits or Anzacs for short are golden, coconutty, oaty, buttery and sweetened with caramel flavoured golden syrup. They’re crisp, crunchy and super easy to make, and the flavour and smell are devine!

Anzac Day Biscuits are incredibly popular across Australia and New Zealand and are to be found in every supermarket, and many cafes.

Anzacs were our fathers favourite biscuit and Mum would always have a batch made and ready in the tin for a little treat or three 😃

At a Glance This Is What You Need To Make Anzac Day Biscuits

Should Anzac Day Biscuits Be Crunchy or Chewy

There is ongoing debate as to everyones opinion on what an Anzac biscuit should taste like. Should they be crisp and crunchy, or soft and chewy.

This recipe falls into the crisp and crunchy Anzac biscuit category. That is an Anzac that’s crisp all the way through.

Oats

Traditional or old fashioned rolled oats is what you need to make these Anzacs with as the oats are flat and flakey. What you don’t want to use are quick cook, or instant oats as the shape, texture and cooking times vary from traditional, or old fashioned oats.

Golden Syrup

In Australia we have a local brand made by CSR, who have been making golden syrup here since 1855. It’s a golden-red coloured syrup with a smooth caramel toffee taste.

Lyles golden syrup is produced in the U.K and is available in the USA. Both syrups are available through Amazon and in the international food sections of many supermarkets.

Our preference is for the CSR brand as it has a deeper caramel flavour compared to the Lyles brand.

Sugar

Using white sugar produces a snappier, crunchy biscuit as it absorbs moisture in the dough. If we were to use soft brown sugar we would end up with a soft and chewy Anzac.( Anzac Biscuits for those that like them soft.)

3 Tips For Making Anzac Day Biscuits

• Adjust your oven racks if baking two trays at once. Place one tray about one third down from the top of the oven and the other about one third from the bottom of the oven. Swap trays around half way through cooking which allows the Anzacs to bake and brown more evenly.
• Leave enough room between biscuits for spreading as they spread quite a bit and its easy to end up with one giant biscuit. The larger your biscuit the more room you’ll need to leave.
• Allow Anzacs to cool completely on the tray as they’re quite soft when removed from the oven .

What Is The Best Way To Store Anzac Biscuits

Store your Anzacs in an airtight container with paper towel between the layers to absorb any moisture. Anzacs will last for 1 week, but if the go a little soft pop them in a pre-heated oven for a few minutes, then allow them to cool on a cake rack.

Lest We Forget

Anzacs are baked everyday by home cooks, but perhaps no more so than to commemorate Anzac Day, April 25th.

April 25th was the date Australian and New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli, a WW1 campaign that saw more than 8,000 Australian, and nearly 3,000 New Zealand soldiers die.

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What Is The Story Behind The Anzac Day Biscuits

Anzac biscuits are a favourite Australian biscuit, the recipe has been floating around prior to 1915 and became popular when the word Anzacs came into being.

Anzacs stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps when both countries joined forces for training in Egypt. The acronym was coined in 1915 as troops trained for the battle of Gallipoli during World War 1.

Loved ones and women’s groups at home started baking Anzacs to both send to their loved ones and to raise money at home for the war effort. The received biscuits were a real morale booster for soldiers knowing that they had been baked with love.

Because the ingredients did not spoil over the time the biscuits took to arrive they were often ground up by the soldiers and eaten as a porridge type meal known as ‘trench porridge’.

However the biscuits that were sent to soldiers back then were a far cry from the Anzac biscuits of today. Over time the recipe has evolved to todays addition of coconut, less flour and more golden syrup.

The Significance of Rosemary

Rosemary is a scented herb believed to strengthen the memory, and so it became a symbol of remembrance. It has become associated with the Anzac tradition of being loyal to one’s mates, and active in honouring the memory of fallen and departed comrades.

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Yield: 24-30 biscuits - depending on size

Anzac Day Biscuits

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 22 minutes

These super easy and delicious Anzac Day Biscuits are quick to make. Depending on the size of your scoop or spoon you should get around 24-30 biscuits.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup plain (all purpose) flour (130g / 4 1/2 ounces)
• 1 cup caster sugar (225g / 8 ounces)
• 1 cup desiccated coconut (90g / 3 ounces)
• 1 cup traditional / old fashioned oats (80g / 3 ounces) - see notes
• 150g butter (5 1/4 ounces)
• 4 tablespoons golden syrup (70g / 2 1/2 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon bicarb soda (baking soda)
• 2 tablespoons boiling water

Instructions

1. preheat oven to 180c (355f) on bake, not fan
2. in a large bowl place the flour, oats, sugar and coconut and mix together
3. in a small saucepan combine the golden syrup and butter and heat over medium heat till butter has melted
4. in a small dish mix the bicarb soda (baking soda) with the boiling water
5. immediately add the bicarb soda (baking soda) mix to the syrup and butter (mixture will foam up)
6. pour syrup butter mix over the dry ingredients and mix till combined
7. use a scoop or spoon to make even sized balls and place on baking sheet
8. place onto a cookie sheet and space the biscuits as they will spread - about 5 cm / 2 inches apart
9. gently flatten the biscuits a little
10. bake for 12 minutes but keep an eye on them as all ovens differ - look for a deep golden colour
11. remove sheet from oven and allow biscuits to cool on the tray
12. when completely cold store in an airtight container
13. enjoy!

Notes

• a great tip for measuring golden syrup is to lightly grease your measuring spoon with a tiny bit of oil and the syrup pours easily from the spoon
• only use traditional or old fashioned oats and not a quick cook variety

Nutrition Information

Yield

30

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 92Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 11mgSodium 42mgCarbohydrates 12gFiber 1gSugar 9gProtein 0g

Nutritional information provided here is only intended as a guide.