Amish Sugar Cookies
With this cookie dough batter, if you find that it is too sticky, add in a little more flour. If you find that it is too dry you can add a tablespoon of milk. The dough for these cookies is pretty forgiving if it needs to be adjusted slightly.
Ingredients
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2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Sprinkles for topping (I prefer the sugar ones but the non-pariels are fun too)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt for 30 seconds, set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, vegetable oil, granulated sugar and powdered sugar until blended.
- Mix in egg and vanilla. With mixer set on low speed, slowly add in dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Scoop dough out by the heaping tablespoonfuls and shape into balls, transfer dough balls to baking sheets spacing cookies 2-inches apart, flatten slightly and top with sprinkles as desired.
- Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
- Store in an airtight container.
Yields: 30 cookies
Learn More About The Amish and Amish Country at: www.visittheamish.com
Amish Eating Traditions
Unknown to many, the Amish are actually made up of distinct sub-groups (including Old Order Amish, New Order Amish, Mennonite, Beachy Amish, “Swiss” Mennonites, and Swatrzentruber Amish), each with its own rules on what and how to eat. For breakfast, many Amish enjoy “cornmeal mush,” made from oven-roasted field corn. Each meal is special, and it is important to eat with the entire family, no matter how big, whenever possible. This family time is crucial to the development of children, since their access to the outside world is limited. Therefore, children are raised to eat anything and everything their parents eat. Talk about family traditions!
Source: “Cultural Diversity: Eating in America – Amish” from Ohio State University
Unknown to many, the Amish are actually made up of distinct sub-groups (including Old Order Amish, New Order Amish, Mennonite, Beachy Amish, “Swiss” Mennonites, and Swatrzentruber Amish), each with its own rules on what and how to eat. For breakfast, many Amish enjoy “cornmeal mush,” made from oven-roasted field corn. Each meal is special, and it is important to eat with the entire family, no matter how big, whenever possible. This family time is crucial to the development of children, since their access to the outside world is limited. Therefore, children are raised to eat anything and everything their parents eat. Talk about family traditions!
Source: “Cultural Diversity: Eating in America – Amish” from Ohio State University