ANZAC BISCUITS

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup (90g) rolled oats

• 1 cup (150g) plain flour

• 1 cup (220g) firmly packed brown sugar

• ½ cup (40g) desiccated coconut

• 125g butter

• 2 tablespoons golden syrup

• 1 tablespoon water

• ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

• 1/3 cup of Nature’s Delight dried dates, roughly chopped

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 160 deg C / 140 deg C fan-forced. Grease oven trays; line with baking paper.

2. Combine oats, sifted flour, sugar, coconut and dates in a large bowl.

3. Stir butter, golden syrup and the water in small saucepan over low heat until smooth; stir in soda. Stir syrup mixture into dry ingredients.

4. Roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls; place about 5cm apart on trays, flatten slightly.

5. Bake biscuits about 20 minutes; cool on trays.