Lavadores (Washboard Cookies)

Lavender Lynn's Note:

This recipe is from portuguesecooking.com

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 48

• ½ cup butter , softened
• 1 ½ cups sugar , divided
• 4 eggs
• 1 lemon , grated peel of
• 4 cups flour , as needed
• 1 tablespoon baking powder

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and 1 C of the sugar, about 1 minute.
3. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, blending well after each, until the batter is fluffy and pale yellow, about 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Stir in grated lemon peel.
5. In a medium bowl, wisk together flour and baking powder.
6. Using a wooden spoon, fold the flour into the egg batter.
7. Mix well. Gently knead the dough in the bowl for about 5 minutes.
8. Place the remaining 1/2 C of sugar in a shallow dish.
9. Shape pieces of dough into 1&1/2 inch balls.
10. Roll in the sugar and place on parchment-lined or lightly greased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.
11. Flatten gently with tines of a fork to make horizontal lines.
12. Bake for 20 minutes or until a light golden color.

Reviews

[Karen Elizabeth]

I found this a very easy cookie to prepare .. I am not the best baker, so if it works for me it must be good! Less sweet than I would expect, but DH said it was perfect, and he particularly likes the crispness of these bite-size nibbles.
Thank you Lynn, a lovely tea-time treat, made for PRMR tag game.

[Chef #1521706]

I made only one change by accident and that was I added the extra 1/2 cup of sugar in the mix. I still rolled it in sugar but let me say... This was easy and YUMMY!! My son's class will enjoy them for his Country (Portugal) Project.

[RazorbackFan]

Excellant! Really loved these cookies. Easy to make and just melt in your mouth good.