I'm an aussie too and I haven't had an anzac biscuit in years. These were great, just like my Grandad used to make. My scales are broken so I had to guess at the measurements but it still turned out bloody lovely, with just a hint of chewyness :)

WOW! I had some Aussies in town to visit and wanted to make them something to feel at home...so i made these. GOOD CHOICE! They said that they tasted JUST LIKE at home! and ate many. Soooo easy to make too, and sooooo yummy!!!! I used the white corn syrup instead of "golden syrup" as we don't have that here. (it's a syrup made of cane sugar).

These turned out pretty nice in the end, although the dough was extremely crumbly. A bit too sweet for my taste though, so to take the edge off the sweetness I made half the batch with dried fruit or nuts - some cranberries, some sultanas, peacans and some chopped crystallised ginger - delicious!

yummy i used molasses instead of maple syrup coz i didnt have any my dads a really picky eater especially when it comes to sweet stuff but he loved these if you want them crunch make them small and if you want them chewy make them a bit larger

My son had to have a tradidional austrailian food for social studies class. He was offered $5.00 for one biscut.they are a hit and now He wants to make them all the time. try it you will enjoy!!!!!!

i liked the suggestions added. Toasting the coconut beforehand definitely helps. I also added 2 teaspoons of cinnamon and a dash of cardamon

Crisp yet chewy, sweet, and very buttery. Since discovering I prefer the fine, unsweetened dessicated coconut over the flaked rubbery stuff, I have been searching for good coconut cookie recipes. This is excellent! I must mention, I accidentally used 2 Tb. honey and 1Tb. boiling water, but it was a good mistake I plan to repeat. Also, I was concerned with the butteriness while putting them on the sheets and the softness of the cookies right out of the oven, but the sugar crisped them up with cooling. I used honey and coarse turbinado for the sugar.

Good onya, Sharon! These taste scrumptious and are not too difficult to make. I followed the recipe to a T except for substituting light corn syrup and adding a 1/2 cup of butterscotch chips (sorry to offend traditional Anzac lovers). Packing a heaping teaspoon with the slick mixture seemed to work, and they spread just enough to have a chewy center if you don't leave them in too long. Mine only took about 9 minutes. I think I'll make larger ones in the next batch and use a tablespoon. Many folks in the United States don't have access to golden syrup, so it would help I think to list an acceptable substitute. Actually, I have to admit that I cheated and added drops of orange food coloring just to give mine a sunny hue :) Oh, and I also don't like coconut but found these quite nice!

One of the best cookies I've ever made. Just be careful not to burn them in the oven!

Doesnt get more Aussie than this!! The one and only recipe i have always used to make the boys Anzac Biscuits, id have to say i like a little extra golden syrup in my mix :) yet it never fails to hit the spot everytime.

Hey everyone, a real true blue Aussie here. This recipe is probably one of the closest to the middle ground, of the various types we make. But just a note, **they don’t HAVE to be crunchy** In Australia, we are split. Half like them crunchy, half like them chewy. I think chewy only just wins, at least where I’m from. It is said that the women back at home in WWI wanted to make biscuits for the men at war, as they were concerned they weren’t eating well. But as they were on rations, they didn’t have eggs. So this recipe was born. Or so they say. Just remember, these biscuits are great crunchy or chewy!!!

Wasn't sure which syrup here in Colorado (U.S.) was considered "golden" so I got the wrong one ("Karo Corn Syrup with real Brown Sugar") not sure how it affected the taste. Also, our first batch was SOOO super dry, we couldn't keep the cookies together at all! They were falling apart all over the cookie pans. The taste was good (or what you expect with ANZAC cookies) but all were so crumbly, and big balls as they didn't spread. So I read somewhere that in Australia the Tablespoon is bigger than here in U.S. (?) and so made a second batch and added more syrup and butter (like 2 more T. butter) and then they spread out like in the pictures. (Very greasy on the fingers, though, to drop onto cookie sheet because of all the butter, definitely use a spoon.) But they were what we had expected to get the first time. Everyone seemed to gobble them up (in my son's 7th grade class.) Also used Mound's shredded coconut; yummy.

Geez, the lady below me must be working on the same patch! I too made these for my Daisy GS troop as we are doing a bit on the Australian Girl Guides. I too hate coconut and I liked these cookies! It is a dry mix, which threw me off, but they are crunchy and fun so, I would reccomend them! Most of the girls liked them as well.

Good cookie if you like crunchy cookies. I made these for my Girl Scout troop when studying Australia. I don't like coconut and was surprised I really liked these cookies! My Girl Scouts asked for seconds!

super, ultra easy... really tasty.

These bisuits were very good and my sister-in-law from NZ said they were quite authentic. I was worried they would fall apart because they looked awfully crumbly, so I added a few extra tablespoons of butter and a T of oil. I cooked for 12 minutes like previously suggested and they were pefect! Crisp, golden brown and yummy.

Delicious! Quick and very easy recipe.