Amish Sugar Cookies

4.79 from 37 votes

Amish Sugar Cookies are soft, fluffy, and melt in your mouth. This recipe is a great twist on sugar cookies but without chilling the dough and rolling it out.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 8

Total Time 18

Servings cookies

Author Melissa Williams

Ingredients

½ cup butter room temperature
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup granulated white sugar
½ cup powdered sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract or paste
2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper and set aside.
To a large mixing bowl (or bowl of your stand mixer), add the butter, oil, and sugars and beat together until smooth.
½ cup butter, ½ cup vegetable oil, ½ cup granulated white sugar, ½ cup powdered sugar
Add the egg and vanilla paste; beat until combined.
1 large egg, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
2 ¼ cups all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until combined.
Use a cookie scoop to portion the cookie dough in 1-tablespoon sized scoops onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2" apart.
Bake for 8 minutes, until golden.
Remove from oven and leave the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Enjoy!

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Notes

Makes approximately 2 dozen cookies.
Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
Traditional amish cookies call for vanilla extract and while cheaper and more accessible, I found vanilla paste to have a richer taste profile.

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