anzac biscuits

 

These cookies are known as ANZAC Biscuits.  They are an Australian treat, and eating them brings back  memories of our recent trip to New Zealand.  This is a wonderfully chewy, dense cookie with an incredible flavor.  They also freeze well, last a LONG time (even after a few weeks, the leftovers are still chewy!), and have the power to trick you into thinking that you are eating a granola bar instead of a cookie.

ANZAC Biscuits

in Gooseberry Patch's Best-Ever Cookies

• 1 cup long-cooking oats, uncooked
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 T. maple syrup, honey, or corn syrup
• 1/2 t. baking soda
• 1 T. boiling water

Combine oats, flour, sugar and coconut in a bowl; set aside.  In a saucepan over medium-low heat, stir butter and syrup or honey together until butter melts.  In a small cup, mix together baking soda and boiling  water; add to butter mixture.  Add butter mixture to oat mixture; mix well.  Roll into 1-1/2 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.  Bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.  Cookies will keep for several weeks in an airtight container.  Makes about 2-1/2 dozen.