ANZAC Biscuits

An ex classmate from Melbourne University is here visiting me. She told me how her sister loved Anzac Cookies and had asked her to buy some home. However, I managed to persuade her to try her hand at making them herself. Most people would know ANZAC cookie as the lone piece of thin brown crispy biscuit that came wrapped in plastic, served on QANTAS flights. It is a very popular biscuit in Australia, much like Chocolate Chip cookies are in the USA. The biscuit is named ANZAC cookies in honour of the brave soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought in the WW1. It is said that this recipe started during the war when not much ingredients were available. They were often lovingly baked for the soldiers as something from home. There are many version of ANZAC Cookies recipe, but the main ingredients remain the same. This recipe is adapted from a recipe I found on the net. I have reduced the amount of sugar used because I found it a tad too sweet.