These are a New Zealand and Australian classic and are named after the first world war soldiers.

Ingredients:

• 1 heaped cup of sifted flour
• 2 level teaspoons baking powder
• 1 small cup of sugar
• 1 heaped cup of coconut
• 1 heaped cup of rolled oats
• 4 oz/110 gm butter
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup
• 2 tablespoons boiling water

Method:

Mix all the dry ingredients well together. Put the butter, golden syrup and water into a saucepan to melt and then add to the mixture. Take spoon fulls of the mixture and roll into balls and press down on a cold greased tray. Bake at 350 F/180 C for 15 to 20 minutes (if you are using a fan-forced oven  then you will need to lower the temperature by up to 10 degrees centigrade and/or adjust the time). Leave to cool on a rack.