Washboard Cookies
Washboard cookies are like a lightly spiced sugar cookie. They get their name from the use of a fork to create light hashmarks on their surface before baking them.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar plus more for rolling cookies
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a couple baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper, and set them aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar for a couple of minutes until the mixture is light yellow and airy.
- Beat in the vanilla.
- Next, beat in the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon until everything is well combined.
- Using your hands, roll the dough into one-inch balls. Put some sugar in a small bowl, and roll the balls in the sugar. Place them about two inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Use a fork and make a crosshatch pattern on each ball, pressing down gently.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Let them cool for about five minutes, and then transfer the cookies into an airtight container.