Apparently the history of how the ANZAC Biscuits came about is a fuzzy one. One story tells of the biscuits being made by Australian and New Zealand women for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers during World War I. They were reputedly called “Soldiers’ Biscuits” at first, and then renamed “ANZAC Biscuits” after the Gallipoli landing.

Word has it, Anzac biscuits are now an institution as recognised around the world as being as Australian as Vegemite, kangaroos, great outdoor barbeques and Kylie Minogue. (She is after all yummy Australian, right?)

The wrapper is quite handsome, wrapped in the colors of Australia and featuring a nice photo of three pieces cookies baked to golden brown perfection. A note at the bottom left corner of the wrapper reminds the buyer that a percentage of its sales goes to supporting veterans who have served in Australia’s armed forces. You can’t mistake the Austalian-ness of this one.

The biscuits are about 6cm in diameter, in a very beautiful deep brown colour with surface that reminds me of rock biscuits — hard and bumpy. The truth is, I bought this expecting something similar to rock biscuits, texture and taste-wise. In actual fact, they are not as hard and taste of a deliciously well-rounded combination of oats, golden syrup and coconut. I’d normally steer away from biscuits with coconuts, but these bikkies are surprisingly pleasant-tasting. Another plus point is, because of the rich coconut taste, two or three biscuits are more enough to satisfy me, a good thing as each cookie is 62 calories.

Photo: Unibic

Nice one, mate