Amish Sugar Cookies

Name: Amish Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: about 5 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

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

Ingredients

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

Directions

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 at 375° until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Test Kitchen Tips

Salted butter and a splash of extract (try almond!) make these extra flavorful.

If you like your treats on the sweeter end of the spectrum, add a pinch of coarse sugar to the tops of these light and airy cookies.

Why cream of tartar? Baking soda needs an acidic ingredient to create the gas bubbles that make baked goods rise and lighten. Cream of tartar (aka tartaric acid) provides that in this recipe. Yay, chemistry!

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 117 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 48mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Amish Sugar Cookies in Country Extra July 1990

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fmmslkl

Jul 26, 2018

My go to cookie and everyone ask for the recipe. Great cookie!
richardcolleen

Jul 25, 2018

I was excited to try these cookies based on the review, I would not make them again. They were extremely dry and did not have much flavor.
joannewells

Jul 24, 2018

modestcook comments like yours are unneeded. No one appointed you sugar police, if you don't like don't make it and DON'T comment.
partsgal

Jul 23, 2018

I make this cookie recipe all the time. They melt in your mouth, they are so good.
Giacchetti

Jul 23, 2018

NOT GOOD
modestcook

Jul 23, 2018

Sounds like a heart attack waiting to happen!
Shortcaketoo

Jul 23, 2018

I, too, have never been a big fan of sugar cookies - but these cookies are GREAT! Frosted or unfrosted, they are super delicious, soft, and have such a unique texture. I have been making these for a couple of years ago and will continue, as the family requests them over and over.
Staceydjmom

Jul 23, 2018

Brian, what’s your point? A box of oatmeal contains 3450 calories. I assume the unit of analysis is a (150 kcal) serving, not the full box. I assume the unit of analysis for a cookie recipe is a cookie, not the entire batch. These are rocking good, and yes I ate one.
marykr

Jul 22, 2018

These are the best sugar cookies I have ever made. I sprinkle on colored sugar to match the season or holiday before baking. I suggest checking after baking 7-8 minutes.
Wabby

Jul 12, 2018

Wait, whoops, I actually made 102 sugar cookies, not 192 cookies! My darn math skills are bad.

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