GRANDMA MABEL'S COCONUT WASHBOARD COOKIES

Grandma Mabel's Coconut Washboard Cookies image

Provided by Colleen Sowa

Categories Cookies

Time 4h35m

Number Of Ingredients 11

4-1/2 to 5 c all purpose flour (may use a bit more or less depending on humidity)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 c butter
1/2 c shortening, butter flavor
2 c brown sugar, firmly packed
3 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 c coconut milk, unsweetened
1 c sweetened flaked coconut

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.