Today, Australians are celebrating what is great about Australia. So I will join in and celebrate what I know to be great about Australia, my dear friend Andrea. I was lucky enough to meet her while we were both living in Germany. She is a kind, smart and generous woman. Our little girl is named after her darling daughter. Andrea and her sweet family touched our family in so many special ways and gave us so many happy memories.
So in her honor I will share her recipe for ANZAC biscuits, a famous Australian cookie. These are delicious--crunchy yet chewy!
ANZAC Biscuits
1 Cup Rolled Oats
¾ Cup desiccated coconut (I use sweetened flaked)
1 Cup flour
1 Cup sugar
½ Cup butter
1 Tablespoon Golden Syrup (I use light corn syrup)
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 Tablespoons boiling water
- Mix oats, flour, sugar and coconut together.
- Melt syrup and butter together.
- Mix soda with boiling water and add to melted butter and syrup. Add this to dry ingredients.
- Place 2 teaspoons or a tablespoon of mixture on a greased baking tray.
- Blake in a slow (150 C or 300F) oven for 20 minutes. Watch carefully as they quickly burn if left too long. (I baked mine about 15 minutes)
Andrea’s Footnote: ANZAC stands for Australia, New Zealand Army Corp. These cookies were sent across the world to the young soldiers fighting in World War I. They store well!
Makes 2-3 dozen
Enjoy!
Thanks for taking the time to visit me today!
Oh – Bunzlauer Porzellan. I love that too. Do you also have the recipe in German measurements? The cookies look great – so I’d like to try them.
Agghhh, so nice to read from over here in Australia, and all about Australia Day. Good to see you posted the meaning of those ANZAC bikkies too!
Our local paper had these cookies (biscuits) in there holiday cookie recipes and a friend made them for my cookie swap – yummy!!!!!
yummers!!!
happy A day!
I love Anzac biscuits. I may have to add those to my to do list this week. What cha got up your sleeve for Kansas Day?
Yumm! Both the cookies and the plate
I thought you might like to know that ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. They were sent to the boys fighting in Turkey in the first world war.
Thanks
[...] In honor of our sweet friends Rob, Andrea, Matt and Bella and you Australian blog readers, we will be celebrating Australia Day here in America with a couple of our favorite Aussie Books and some delicious ANZAC Biscuits. [...]
I am Australian and i love these little bikkies they are so awesome i now live in Henderson Nevada but remember the good ole Auzzie ways good on ya mate