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Coconut Washboards

Coconut Washboards
This simple yet satisfying coconut cookie recipe has been around for generations. Pressing a fork into the top gives the look of an old-fashioned washboard. —Tommie Sue Shaw, McAlester, Oklahoma
54 ServingsPrep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup flaked coconut

Directions

  • 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. Yield: 9 dozen.
© Taste of Home 2013

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Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 107 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 61 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013