Easy ANZAC Biscuits (Classic, Chewy & Golden)

These easy ANZAC biscuits are golden, chewy and full of oats and coconut, using simple pantry ingredients for a classic homemade Australian biscuit everyone will love.

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9/22/20262 min read

Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 12–15 minutes | Total: 25 minutes | Serves: 20
Best For: Afternoon tea, lunchboxes, easy baking

Easy ANZAC Biscuits (Classic, Chewy & Golden)

These easy ANZAC biscuits are golden, chewy and full of oats and coconut, using simple pantry ingredients for a classic homemade Australian biscuit everyone will love.

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Family Favourites | Budget Friendly | Baking & Desserts

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Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 12–15 minutes | Total: 25 minutes | Serves: 20
Best For: Afternoon tea, lunchboxes, easy baking

Easy Homemade ANZAC Biscuits

These easy ANZAC biscuits are golden around the edges, chewy through the middle and packed with rolled oats and coconut. They're made without eggs and use inexpensive pantry staples, making them an easy recipe to pull together without needing a special trip to the supermarket.

There's something especially comforting about recipes like this — simple ingredients, one mixing bowl and a biscuit tin ready to be shared afterwards. They're lovely with a cup of tea, tucked into lunchboxes or simply passed around the table when family drops in.

Ingredients for ANZAC Biscuits

1 cup rolled oats
1 cup plain flour
1 cup desiccated coconut
¾ cup brown sugar
125 g unsalted butter
2 tablespoons golden syrup
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 tablespoons boiling water

Optional:

Pinch of salt
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Step-by-Step Instructions

Preheat the oven. Heat your oven to 180°C conventional or 160°C fan-forced. Line two baking trays with baking paper.
Combine the dry ingredients. Add the rolled oats, plain flour, coconut and brown sugar to a large mixing bowl. Stir until evenly combined.
Melt the butter. Place the butter and golden syrup in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir gently until the butter has completely melted.
Activate the bicarbonate of soda. Combine the bicarbonate of soda with the boiling water in a small bowl. It should foam slightly.
Combine the wet ingredients. Carefully stir the bicarbonate mixture into the melted butter and golden syrup.
Make the biscuit mixture. Pour the warm butter mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until everything is evenly coated.
Shape the biscuits. Scoop approximately one tablespoon of mixture at a time and roll gently into balls.
Arrange on the trays. Place the balls onto the prepared trays, leaving around 5 cm between each biscuit to allow for spreading. Flatten each one slightly.
Bake until golden. Bake for 12–15 minutes, depending on how chewy or crisp you like your ANZAC biscuits.
Cool on the tray. Leave the biscuits on the baking tray for around 5 minutes after removing them from the oven. They'll firm up as they cool.
Transfer and cool. Move to a wire rack and allow to cool completely before storing.

Helpful Tips

For softer, chewier ANZAC biscuits, remove them when they're golden around the edges but still slightly soft in the centre.
For a crispier biscuit, bake them for another 2–3 minutes.
Leave enough room between each ball because ANZAC biscuits spread considerably while baking.
Don't worry if they're soft when they first leave the oven — they'll firm up as they cool.

Why This Recipe Works

Uses inexpensive pantry staples.
No eggs are required.
Golden syrup gives ANZAC biscuits their distinctive flavour.
Rolled oats and coconut create their classic chewy texture.
Ready in around 25 minutes.
Beginner-friendly with no electric mixer needed.
Easy to make in larger batches for sharing.

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