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Washboard Cookies

“These cookies were the treat we would enjoy when we traveled on family shopping trips to Ft. Worth many years ago. My sister, Carrie, always made them and put them in a foil-covered shoe box. By the time we got to Ft. Worth, they were all gone! Now my daughter makes these cookies for me, and at the age of 90, I still think they are the greatest treat.”

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Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2012

Love the simplicity. I added about 3 tsps of ground ginger and some salt (I used unsalted butter) and got plenty of positive feedback. Thanks!

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JESSIE6381

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Corcoran, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2012

These are quite good, they stay soft. I think they would benefit from an addition thought, perhaps a nut or chocolate chips

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sweetseeker

Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2012

Very easy and tasty. I also added 1/4 tsp cinnamon, as suggested by other reviewers.

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shink

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2012

I thought these were VERY good! They were chewy and delicious. Very nice because of being tight on money and not having much of anything fancy on hand. Thanks for the recipe!

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Mykaela

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Fossil, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2012

I did not care for this.

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Csabo

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2012

Recently, I was looking for a new cookie recipe, and came across this one. I was excited in part, because of the reviews, and in part, because I had all the ingredients. I baked two batches, 1 adding pumpkin pie spice, and the other, adding cinnamon. While they didn't taste awful, they didn't taste really great. After spending that much time baking, you want them to be really good. I mostly bake for my husband and son, so they will have cookies in their lunches when they go to work. They both said the same thing - "O.K., but nothing really special."

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HeisLord

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2012

great snack!

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kaelen rose

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2011

Excellent cookies. I have tried this twice using some of the suggestions others have commented on. First batch, since I had light brown sugar instead of dark brown, I added a little molasses (about 1 TBSP) and 1/4 tsp cinnamon. Next batch I added the cinnamon, added 1/4 tsp almond extract with the vanilla, but forgot the molasses. With both batches, I added honey roasted chopped pecans. I'd have to say the way I did it originally was better. The almond extract covered up the subtleness of the cinnamon. For the next batch I try (definitely soon!), I might add some mini semi-sweet chocolate chips along with the pecans.

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THEINGRAMS4

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Newark, Delaware, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2011

These tasted like cardboard. It has to be just me considering their was a lot of good reviews on these...but I followed exactly and they just did not taste good at all.

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KATRINAJEAN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Barrow, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2011

Tasty little cookies. I took the advice and added the 1/4 t cinnamon, only problem was I doubled the recipe and forgot to double the cinnamon. Very faint, but still good. Reminds me a bit of a Biscotti. I would like to make these without the baking soda and play around with the spice to get it more like a biscotti. Thanks for the unique recipe.

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