Amish Sugar Cookies
Amish sugar cookies are soft, buttery, and rich. These melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies are easy to make with simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer, beat together butter, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes longer, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Mix together flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar in a separate bowl.
- With the mixer running on low speed, add the flour mixture a couple of spoonfuls at a time until the dough is evenly combined.
- Use a cookie dough scoop to drop spoonfuls of the dough onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes until just lightly golden brown on the bottom edges.
- Transfer baked cookies to cooling racks.
Notes
The parchment paper is optional. Some cookies will spread differently when cooked on parchment paper, but there is no difference with this recipe. Parchment paper makes cleanup a breeze, but you can also bake the cookies right on your ungreased cookie sheets.
The cookie dough does not need to be chilled. Chilling the dough does not make a difference in the spread or consistency of these cookies, but if you want to chill the dough, go ahead! You can also simply mix and scoop right onto the baking sheets.
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your cookies at the lower end of the recommended baking time.