Amish Sugar Cookies are the perfect cookie for any Christmas platter! They are soft, chewy, buttery, and so flavorful, the ultimate melt-in-your-mouth kind of cookie.
If you have read my blog for any length of time, you probably know I love frosting. Before I first tried Amish Sugar Cookies, I just didn’t understand how any sugar cookie could be complete without frosting, but these are.
Just to ensure they really were fantastic enough on their own, I have experimented. I have tried them with buttercream frosting and have made them dipped in milk chocolate. While my favorite of the two was probably the chocolate coating, I learned I just like them best on their own, with a few Christmas sprinkles of course! Most recipes instruct to treat them as a drop cookie. I have issues with the way drop cookies look, so I still roll them into balls. I think it’s prettier that way, but do whatever suits your fancy!
Aside from how positively delicious they are, Amish Sugar Cookies are close to my heart because of how I learned about them. One of our close family friends brought them over to my older sister Elly after she had had a baby. My sister raved about them to me, telling me all about how buttery and melt-y they were. She also told me they were so good they don’t need frosting.
Sugar cookies without frosting? How scandalous! Elly collected the recipe from our friend and has continued to make them ever since. She brought a batch to my house the following year during the Christmas break and I was hooked. Anytime either of us make these cookies, we think of that close friend, who has since passed away. It’s sweet to have those reminders of loved ones who have passed, especially during the holidays.
Amish Sugar Cookies have since become a Christmas favorite of mine. I hope they will become one of yours too. December is going by too fast. I wish I had more time to share recipes for the season, but Christmas celebrations and traditions are important to me, so I am doing as good as I can with the time I have :). Enjoy!
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- 1 cup butter, soft
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Christmas colored sprinkles, optional
- Preheat oven at 325 degrees F. Cream the butter, oil, and sugars. Add eggs and mix. Add vanilla and mix. In a large separate bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda. Gradually combine with the wet ingredients. Roll dough into 1-1 1/2 inch balls. Place sprinkles (if using) in a small bowl. Dip the top of each cookie ball in the sprinkles and place cookie on a greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until cooked through. Don't let them turn brown! Let cool about five minutes and place in an airtight container.
- I have had these cookies go hard the next day, so I usually put them in an airtight container while they are still warm and place a piece of bread in with them for extra moisture to avoid this problem.
