Welcome to NDAS Competition - Anzac Biscuits

NDAS Competition
Anzac Biscuits 

Ingredients
1 cup quick oats    
125g butter  
1 cup sugar    
1 tbl golden syrup
1 cup self-raising flour    
2 tbl boiling water
1 cup desiccated coconut  
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
 

Method
Melt together butter, golden syrup, then add bicarb soda which has been dissolved in the boiling water.  
Add dry ingredients and mix well to a firm consistency.  
Place teaspoon full of mixture on well-greased baking tray (or baking paper lined), leaving room to spread, bake in moderate oven until brown.
Cool on tray.

NOTE:  For show bench roll mixture into a ball before placing on tray - makes neat round shape biscuit.