Washboards

Name: Washboards
Yield: Makes 3 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups (10 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, nutmeg; 1 , large egg; 2 tablespoons, milk; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1-stick), softened but still cool; 1 cup packed (7 ounces), light brown sugar; 1 cup (3 ounces), sweetened shredded coconut

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2005

Desserts or Baked Goods

Lost Recipes

Modern washing machines made washboards a thing of the past, but these cookies are too good to forget.

SERVESMakes 3 dozen cookies

TIME1¼ hour, plus 45 minutes chilling and 20 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Crisp, rich with coconut, and only mildly sweet, Washboards are classic tea cookies that we deemed worthy of reintroducing to the cookie jar. For the crispest, lightest texture, we creamed together the butter and the sugar, then added the e...

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