Amish Sugar Cookies
I think I need to find a few more Amish style recipes – the last two I’ve tried have been fabulous! Awhile back, I was looking for a sugar cookie recipe since Jesse wasn’t a fan of the one I had. As I was looking, I came across this recipe over at Taste of Home and I noticed it used powdered sugar instead of the run of the mill coarse sugar. I was intrigued and since Jesse’s #1 complaint was the cookies weren’t light and fluffy, I thought I would give it a try.
Oh my god were these wonderful. They were perfect and I seriously can’t wait to make them again.
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
Directions
- In 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° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Yield: about 5 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 233 calories, 14 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 108 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.