Amish Sugar Cookies Recipe

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on October 14, 2008

1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon or almond flavoring
2 tablespoons water
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Place sugars, butter, and oil in a mixer bowl and mix at medium speed until creamy.

Add egg, vanilla, flavoring, and water, and mix at medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping down the bowl before and after adding these ingredients.

Stir remaining ingredients together to blend well; add to creamy mixture and mix at medium speed to blend.

Form dough into 24 balls using 1 tablespoon dough per ball.

Place balls on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with pan spray or lined with aluminum foil.

Press balls down evenly to 1/2″ with the back of a tablespoon dipped in water.

Bake at 375 for 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are browned on the bottom and lightly browned around the edges.

Remove cookies to a wire rack and cool to room temperature.