Washboards

Janet

Mix thoroughly: 1 cup soft shortening           Sift and stir in: 4 cups flour

            2 cups brown sugar                                         1 ½ tsp. baking powder

            2 eggs                                                              ½ tsp. soda

Stir in: ¼ cup water                                                     ¼ tsp. salt

            1 tsp. vanilla                                        Mix in: 1 cup moist shredded coconut

Chill dough 2 hours.  Roll into balls the size of walnuts.  Place 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet.  With fingers, flatten each ball into a 1 ½ x 2 ½ oblong ¼” thick.  Press each cookie lengthwise with fork.  Bake at 400 F for 8-10 minutes.  Makes about 5 dozen cookies.