On 4/21/2010 10:36 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> On 4/21/2010 9:55 PM, Brian Anasta wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> For those of you on the board who reside Down Under (Australia& NZ)
>> as you would all be aware, this coming Sunday is ANZAC Day. Now I am
>> able to just purchase a box of Anzac Cookies in the local supermarket,
>> but I thought this year I would go to more of an effort and try and
>> make my own at home. I am BY no means a great baker, so I am looking
>> for a fail-proof recipe that will give me cookies which are crunchy on
>> the outside, yet soft and moist on the inside.
>>
>> If anyone out there has a simple yet yummy Anzacs recipe, could you
>> please share it here?!
>>
>> Kind Regards and thank you in advance,
>> Brian
>
>
> It's an oatmeal cookie with coconut, flavored with Lyle's Golden Syrup,
> or an equivalent extra-light colored molasses. And I don't think they
> have any baking soda or other leavening. I had a recipe, but I can't
> find it. I'll see if I can find one that looks right.
>
> Bob


I've done some searching on the Internet, and all the recipes out there
are basically the same. And I was mistaken; the common ingredient that
is missing from ANZAC Biscuits (they don't call 'em cookies) is eggs,
not baking soda.

When I made them, I substituted sorghum syrup for the golden syrup. You
could also use ribbon cane syrup, but that's a little stronger. HTH :-)

Bob