Ingredients:
1/2 cup (112 grams) butter, softened
1 cup (200 grams) brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
1 large whole egg
1 large egg yolk
2 cups unbleached flour
3/4 teaspoon double acting baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup dessicated coconut, packed
How to make Coconut Washboard Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 375 deg Farenheit. In a bowl, cream butter with sugar. Beat in vanilla , coconut extract, the whole egg and egg yolk.
- In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture. Stir in coconut. Chill and cover for 20 minutes or until firm.
- With floured hands, shape dough into 2 &1/2 inch logs. Put logs 3 inches apart on buttered baking sheets. With a fork dipped in flour, flatten logs to 4 x 1 1/2 inch rectangles (marks from lines of fork should be lengthwise ).
- Bake 10 – 12 minutes or until edges are golden. Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 20 cookies.
