Washboard Cookies Recipes

COCONUT WASHBOARDS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add water and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in coconut. Cover and refrigerate for 2-4 hours. , Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking, sheets; flatten with fingers into 2-1/2-in. x 1-in. rectangles. Press lengthwise with a floured fork. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

WASHBOARD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, water and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Shape into 1-in. balls. Place on greased baking sheets; flatten with a fork that has been dipped in water. Sprinkle with sugar. , Bake 15-20 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool on wire racks.

GRANDMA MABEL'S COCONUT WASHBOARD COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Mix together well the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.
• 2. In a very large bowl: Use an electric mixer on medium high speed to cream together the next 3 ingredients. Add the eggs and mix well.
• 3. Add the vanilla to the coconut milk. Stir in alternating the flour mixture and the coconut milk mixture. Stir in the coconut.
• 4. Make "logs" of dough in desired shape (round or rectangle). Wrap in wax paper and put in refrigerator for 3 hours.
• 5. preheat oven to 375 degrees
• 6. Using a sharp knife, slice the dough logs across to form 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick cookies. Place each cookie on parchment lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Use the tines of a fork that has been dipped in flour to make "lines" in the cookie. When tray is full, bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on wire racks before storing in an airtight container.
• 7. *** Another method of forming the cookies is pinching off about a Tablespoon of dough, form it into a little log, flatten the log with tines of a fork. **** Another method is to not refrigerate the dough, and use a cookie press. The disk has a long slit that is flat on one side and bumpy on the other side of the slit... the bumpy side points up. *********** depending on the coconut milk you use... you may want to use a bit less or add a bit more flour.

LAVADORES (WASHBOARD COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and 1 C of the sugar, about 1 minute.
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time, blending well after each, until the batter is fluffy and pale yellow, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in grated lemon peel.
• In a medium bowl, wisk together flour and baking powder.
• Using a wooden spoon, fold the flour into the egg batter.
• Mix well. Gently knead the dough in the bowl for about 5 minutes.
• Place the remaining 1/2 C of sugar in a shallow dish.
• Shape pieces of dough into 1&1/2 inch balls.
• Roll in the sugar and place on parchment-lined or lightly greased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.
• Flatten gently with tines of a fork to make horizontal lines.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until a light golden color.

WASHBOARD COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, brown sugar, and egg.
• Stir together baking soda and water.
• Add to creamed mixture.
• Add flour and mix well.
• Shape into walnut sized balls.
• Place on greased cookie sheets.
• Flatten with fork.
• Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 325F degrees for 15 minutes.

COCONUT WASHBOARDS

Steps:

• Mix flour with baking powder, spices and salt and set aside. Cream butter and gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add the egg and both extracts. Beat well. Add the flour mixture, blending well. Stir in the coconut.
• Divide dough into two equal parts. Pat each half into a rectangle measuring about 10 x 9 inches. Chill if necessary to facilitate handling.
• Cut each rectangle into four strips lengthwise, then cut each strip into ten pieces. Place each piece 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Use a floured fork to gently press ridges into the cookies.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven.