They are called Anzac biscuits after the name of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) which was established at the beginning of World War I. It is believed that the wives of the soldiers were sending them cookies from Australia and New Zealand. But because of the very long trip from Downunder to the Western and Mediterranean fronts, they needed a recipe that keeps well. The making of Anzac Cookies became a tradition, particularly to celebrate Anzac Day, a public holiday on 25 April in New Zealand and Australia. This date commemorates the landing in Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. The Anzac soldiers were missioned to secure the Gallipoli peninsula to control access to the Black Sea. This date is now in Australia and New Zealand, a day to remember all the men and women who served and lost their lives in all wars.