Washboards

Name: Washboards
Yield: Makes 3 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), 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/198 grams), light brown sugar; 1 cup (3 ounces/85 grams), sweetened shredded coconut

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cookies
Holiday
Lost Recipes

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2005

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

SERVES Makes 3 dozen cookies

TIME 1¼ hour, plus 45 minutes chilling and 20 minutes cooling

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