Best Amish Church Cookies Recipes

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

Ingredients

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.

AMISH CHURCH COOKIES RECIPE - (5/5)

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Provided by KimberlyB

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups shortening
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups cream or evaporated milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
Pinch salt
Approx. 5 cups flour (don't make dough too stiff)

Steps:

Cream together sugars, shortening, and eggs; add vanilla. Add baking powder and salt to flour. Add cream or milk alternately with the flour to the butter mixture and blend for a soft dough. Chill the dough for a few hours. Roll out dough and sprinkle white sugar over the top and roll the sugar in very lightly. Bake about 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Add frosting or sprinkles when cool. This makes about 5½ dozen 4" cookies.

AMISH SUGAR COOKIES WITH FROSTING

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this came from an old Amish cookbook...have not tried these yet..but wanted to keep the recipe on file..I find it intriguing about heating the sugar and water to make frosting..can't wait to try it..

Provided by grandma2969

Categories Drop Cookies

Time P1DT9m

Yield 4 DOZEN

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup Crisco
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 teaspoons baking powder
5 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
5 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons water
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup Crisco

Steps:

Cream sugar, crisco and eggs, add sour cream and vanilla.gradually blend in remaining ingredients.mix well.cover and refrigerate overnight --
drop by tspful on ungreased cookie sheet --
flatten slightly with bottom of sugar coated glass --
bake at 3508 for 9-11 minutes --
cool completely on wire rack.
to prepare FROSTING:.
add sugar and water to a small saucepan, bring to a boil, stir and boil till sugar dissolves, remove from heat and pour into a medium bowl, set aside to cool to lukewarm --
blend in powdered sugar, mix well, add crisco and vanilla and blend till smooth and creamy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2309.2, Fat 102.8, SaturatedFat 34.9, Cholesterol 183.9, Sodium 698.5, Carbohydrate 329, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 204.8, Protein 22.7