John’s Amish Sugar Cookies

Name: John’s Amish Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 4 Tbsps butter; 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 118 milliliters cornstarch; 1 teaspoons cream of tartar; 1 large egg; 227 grams 3/4 c. all-purpose flour , bleached for fatter & whiter; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 414 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 pinch Pinch salt if using unsalted butter; 1 teaspoons vanilla plus any other flavorings you like (almond, orange); 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 118 milliliters vegetable oil, preferably not canola; 1 Tbsp whole milk; 118 milliliters salted butter or use 1/2 cup unsalted plus 3/8 scant teaspoon salt

John’s Amish Sugar Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 131 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 30. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of baking soda, vanilla plus any other flavorings you like, cream of tartar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.Cream the sugar, confectioners sugar, butter and oil. Reduce speed of mixer and beat in the egg.In a separate bowl, thoroughly stir together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, cream of tartar and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture. Batter should be too soft to roll, but thicker than actual batter. You can bake the cookies immediately or chill the dough until you’re ready. Chilled dough is easier to work with.When ready to bake, scoop up tablespoons of dough and shape into 1 inch (ish) balls.

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Powdered Sugar

Corn Starch

Vanilla

Butter

Cream

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Roll

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Oven

Blender

Bowl

Place each ball in a cupcake wrapper lined muffin tin and bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies appear done.

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Cupcakes

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Muffin Tray

Oven

Let cool completely. The cookies are very tender, so I froze mine before icing. Ice the frozen cookies. Keep in a covered container.Makes about 2 ½ dozen cookies**Margarine works too, and the ingredient list on the original Lofthouse cookies includes margarine.

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Margarine

Icing