They were made during WWI and WWII and sent to soldiers via the Australian Red Cross as a "Care package". The recipe was printed in a woman's magazine as 'ANZAC Biscuits' and promoted as a long-lasting biscuit that would last the journey. The recipe contains no eggs which were heavily rationed at that time.

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