Best Traditional Amish Sugar Cookies Recipes

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AMISH SUGAR COOKIES



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These easy-to-make, old-fashioned sugar cookies simply melt in your mouth! I've passed this recipe around to many friends. After I gave it to my sister, she entered the cookies in a local fair and won best of show. -Sylvia Ford, Kennett, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 20m

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugars. Beat in eggs until well blended. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture., Drop by small teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 117 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 48mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

TRADITIONAL AMISH SUGAR COOKIES



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I got this recipe from a friend at school who did a speech on them. She gave us each a sample. They were so good!

Provided by Amanda J

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 25m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1 cup cooking oil
2 eggs
4 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda

Steps:

  • Mix granulated sugar, powdered sugar, butter, and cooking oil together.
  • Add eggs, mix again.
  • Add flour, cream of tartar, vanilla, and baking soda mix together.
  • Drop small balls of dough on cookie sheet.
  • Pour a small amount of granulated sugar in a bowl.
  • Dip bottom of a cup in the small bowl of sugar.
  • Then slightly flatten dough with the bottom of cup.
  • Bake in oven at 375 degrees.
  • Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until lightly brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 194.6, Fat 11.6, SaturatedFat 4.1, Cholesterol 23.9, Sodium 84.4, Carbohydrate 20.9, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 8.9, Protein 2

AMISH SUGAR COOKIES



Amish Sugar Cookies image

Everyone I've ever made these cookies for describes them as very similar to tea cakes; they are very fluffy with a unique flavor. The recipe was given to me by a close friend of my great-aunt Jackie. They are YUM YUM good!!

Provided by loriyeargan

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 17m

Yield 4 dozen, 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 large eggs, beaten
3 cups white sugar
2 cups vegetable oil (I use canola oil)
2 cups buttermilk
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 cups all-purpose flour
cinnamon sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • In a very large mixing bowl, cream together; eggs, sugar, and oil.
  • Add buttermilk, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract.
  • Gradually beat in flour, and beat until mixture is smooth.
  • Allow batter sit for about 5 minutes after beating in all the flour.
  • Pour by 1/4 cupfulls onto a greased cookie sheet.
  • Sprinkle tops of cookies with cinnamon sugar.
  • Bake at 400° for 7-8 minutes. Watch carefully and do not overbake.
  • If the cookie springs back when touched, it's done.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196.6, Fat 9.7, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 15.9, Sodium 187.6, Carbohydrate 25.1, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 13.1, Protein 2.5

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