If you love homemade sugar cookies and the melt-in-your-mouth texture of meltaways and Snickerdoodle cookies, wait until you try this Amish sugar cookies recipe.
Why I Love Amish Sugar Cookies
Old-fashioned Amish sugar cookies are one of my favorite cookie recipes. They’re soft-baked and buttery, made with a combination of vegetable oil, butter, powdered sugar, AND granulated sugar, for a texture that (literally) melts in your mouth. Versions of Amish sugar cookies have been circulating since the 1700s when they originated with the Pennsylvania Dutch. But here’s what makes this recipe the best:
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Soft-baked. I love that these cookies bake up thick and soft without being cakey, and they’re not too sweet, either. Easy to make. Amish sugar cookies are drop cookies with zero chilling time. You don’t even need to roll out and cut the dough. Just mix and drop the dough onto a baking sheet, and bake! Perfect for any occasion. Whether I’m baking these soft sugar cookies throughout the year or during the holidays, they’re always a hit! Amish sugar cookies are an old-timey, classic cookie recipe that looks great on a Christmas cookie platter.
Prepare the cookie dough. Start by creaming the butter and oil with both types of sugar. Next, add the eggs, vanilla, and dry ingredients. Mix until the dough is just combined. Scoop! Use a large cookie scoop to scoop the dough into balls. Place the cookies onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake. Finally, bake the sugar cookies in a 350°F oven for 10-12 minutes, until they’re golden at the edges. Afterward, let them rest on the baking sheet for a bit before moving them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Butter – Salted or unsalted, at room temperature. Vegetable Oil – Or another neutral oil, such as canola. Sugar – The secret to Amish sugar cookies’ tender texture is the combination of granulated sugar and powdered sugar in the dough. If you don’t have powdered sugar, blitz granulated sugar in the blender to make a smooth powder. Vanilla – Pure vanilla extract, and not the imitation kind. Cream of Tartar – Almost every Amish cookie recipe features cream of tartar. Similar to snickerdoodles, cream of tartar gives these cookies a light and fluffy rise and a hint of tang. Eggs – Bring these to room temperature, too. Dry Ingredients – Your baking essentials, like flour, salt, and baking soda for leavening. Check the date on your baking soda to make sure it’s fresh and not expired.
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