Portuguese Washboard Cookies Lavadores Recipes

LAVADORES (WASHBOARD COOKIES)

Steps:

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

PORTUGUESE WASHBOARD COOKIES (LAVADORES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix the butter with 1 cup of the sugar on medium high-speed for 1 minute. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, blending well after each, until the mixture is fluffy and pale yellow, about 3 minutes. Stir in the lemon rind.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder & salt to combine. Fold the flour into the butter mixture using a spatula, mixing well. Gently knead the dough in the bowl for about 5 minutes.
• Place the remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a shallow dish. Using a small cookie scoop, shape pieces of dough into balls, then roll in the sugar. Place the cookes on a parchment lined or lightly greased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Flatten the cookies gently using the tines of a fork or make the horizontal lines.
• Bake for 18 - 20 minutes, or until a light golden colour. I like to rotate the cookie trays from top to bottom, halfway through the cooking process.
• Cool on the cookie trays for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. Enjoy.

WASHBOARD COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, brown sugar, and egg.
• Stir together baking soda and water.
• Add to creamed mixture.
• Add flour and mix well.
• Shape into walnut sized balls.
• Place on greased cookie sheets.
• Flatten with fork.
• Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 325F degrees for 15 minutes.

EASY PORTUGUESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together the cornstarch and white sugar. Add the butter and cream well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the sugar mixture until a dough forms. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto an unprepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are golden brown at the edges. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.