Stir in ...
- 1 tsp. soda dissolved in ¼ cup hot water
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Sift together and stir in ...
- 4 cups sifted GOLD MEDAL Flour
- 1½ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
Mix in ...
- 1 cup moist shredded coconut (cut up any long shreds)
Chill dough 2 hr. Roll into balls the size of walnuts. Place 2″ apart on ungreased baking sheet. With fingers, flatten each ball into a 1½″ × 2½″ oblong ¼″ thick. (And we do mean ¼ inch!) Press each cooky lengthwise with tines of floured fork in washboard effect. Bake until lightly browned.
TEMPERATURE: 400° (mod. hot oven).
TIME: Bake 8 to 10 min.
AMOUNT: About 5 doz. 2″ × 3″ cookies.