I love making these every April, especially when I have the boys to help. Got to love making new family traditions! This recipe is from my Mum who got it from an old Australian Women's Weekly. These biscuits and lovely and chewy, unlike the original Edmonds recipe which makes a more crunchy, oaty biscuit.
1 c rolled oats
1 c plain flour
1 c brown sugar, very firmly packed
1/2 c dessicated coconut
125gm butter
2 T golden syrup, be generous
1 T boiling water
1/2 t baking soda
Preheat oven to 160 C (fan forced). Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl.
Melt butter, syrup and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in soda and pour the resulting frothy mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix well with a wooden spoon.
Drop teaspoonsful onto lined cookie trays with plenty of room for spreading (they should double in size and will be quite flat). Bake in a moderately slow (160 C) oven for 15 minutes or until edges are brown.
Makes 25 - 30 biscuits.
