Best Amish Restaurant Cookies Recipes

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MOM'S AMISH SUGAR COOKIES



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My mom makes these cookies when I am home to visit. They are seriously the best thing ever! The trick to the recipe is the almond flavoring. It's very unique. These are not your ordinary sugar cookies.

Provided by the Jilb

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 12-14 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
colored crystal sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 and spray cookie sheets with a non-stick cooking spray.
  • Mix shortening, sugar, and egg in a large bowl until well blended; add the flour and mix well.
  • Then add the baking soda, cream of tartar, vanilla, and almond flavoring; mix well.
  • Roll cookie dough in colored sugar and than form into a ball.
  • Put the balls on a cookie sheet and flatten out just a little bit.
  • Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.
  • Let them sit for a minute on the cookie sheet once done and then transfer them to a cookie rack.

AMISH SUGAR COOKIES



Amish Sugar Cookies image

Everyone I've ever made these cookies for describes them as very similar to tea cakes; they are very fluffy with a unique flavor. The recipe was given to me by a close friend of my great-aunt Jackie. They are YUM YUM good!!

Provided by loriyeargan

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 17m

Yield 4 dozen, 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 large eggs, beaten
3 cups white sugar
2 cups vegetable oil (I use canola oil)
2 cups buttermilk
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 cups all-purpose flour
cinnamon sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • In a very large mixing bowl, cream together; eggs, sugar, and oil.
  • Add buttermilk, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract.
  • Gradually beat in flour, and beat until mixture is smooth.
  • Allow batter sit for about 5 minutes after beating in all the flour.
  • Pour by 1/4 cupfulls onto a greased cookie sheet.
  • Sprinkle tops of cookies with cinnamon sugar.
  • Bake at 400° for 7-8 minutes. Watch carefully and do not overbake.
  • If the cookie springs back when touched, it's done.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196.6, Fat 9.7, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 15.9, Sodium 187.6, Carbohydrate 25.1, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 13.1, Protein 2.5

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

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.

TRADITIONAL AMISH SUGAR COOKIES



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I got this recipe from a friend at school who did a speech on them. She gave us each a sample. They were so good!

Provided by Amanda J

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 25m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1 cup cooking oil
2 eggs
4 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda

Steps:

  • Mix granulated sugar, powdered sugar, butter, and cooking oil together.
  • Add eggs, mix again.
  • Add flour, cream of tartar, vanilla, and baking soda mix together.
  • Drop small balls of dough on cookie sheet.
  • Pour a small amount of granulated sugar in a bowl.
  • Dip bottom of a cup in the small bowl of sugar.
  • Then slightly flatten dough with the bottom of cup.
  • Bake in oven at 375 degrees.
  • Bake for about 10-12 minutes or until lightly brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 194.6, Fat 11.6, SaturatedFat 4.1, Cholesterol 23.9, Sodium 84.4, Carbohydrate 20.9, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 8.9, Protein 2

AMISH CHRISTMAS COOKIES



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These are great Christmas cookies with a twist. From the Amish, for us to share with our friends and family.

Provided by Starfire aka Wendy

Categories     Dessert

Time 22m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup light molasses
1 egg, beaten
4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Grease cookie sheets.
  • Cream butter and sugar. Blend in molasses and eggs.
  • Sift dry ingredients together.
  • and stir into molasses-egg mixture. Roll out dough on lightly floured board and cut.
  • into shapes with cookie cutters.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 189.1, Fat 4.3, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 17.9, Sodium 121.8, Carbohydrate 35.6, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 16.8, Protein 2.5

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