These Soft Amish Sugar Cookies are hands-down my new favorite sugar cookies recipe. They’re so simple and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, you have to stop what you’re doing right now and make these!
I’ve developed quite the sugar cookie collection over the years. Looking for a foolproof Cut Out Sugar Cookie recipe? Covered! Or Easy Soft Sugar Cookies WIth Frosting? I gotcha. And if you’re looking for the BEST soft, no fuss sugar cookie recipe, allow me to introduce you to my new favorite: Amish Sugar Cookies!
This easy sugar cookie recipe is all kinds of old-fashioned and nostalgic, and I love it. The texture of these cookies quite literally melts in your mouth. It’s unreal! They’re thick and soft without being cakey, perfectly buttery and sweet – everything you want a sugar cookie recipe to be!
Rumor has it that versions of these sugar cookies have been circulating since the 1700s, when they originated with the Pennsylvania Dutch. This old-timey cookie recipe includes vegetable oil and powdered sugar in addition to butter and granulated sugar.
Healthy? Maybe not. However, this unusual combination is what makes Amish sugar cookies uniquely melt-in-your-mouth and oh-so-amazing!
Recipe Ingredients
- Butter: Salted or unsalted, at room temperature.
- Vegetable Oil: Or another neutral oil, such as canola.
- Sugar: Both granulated sugar as well as powdered sugar is what gives these cookies a particularly tender texture.
- Vanilla: Pure vanilla extract, and not the imitation kind.
- Cream of Tartar: Almost every Amish cookie recipe features cream of tartar, which reacts with baking soda to provide the leavening. This gives these cookies a light and fluffy rise.
- Baking Soda
- Eggs
- Flour
- Salt
Make the Dough: Cream together the butter, oil, and sugars. Next beat in the eggs and vanilla, followed by the baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Slowly add in the flour, continuing to mix the dough until just combined.
Scoop the Dough: Use a cookie scoop to scoop dough balls out onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake: Bake the cookies in a preheated 350°F oven, until the edges are just golden. Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Use a Cookie Scoop: I used my large cookie scoop to make these the perfect size and height. If you don’t have a cookie scoop, here’s the link to my favorite!
- Don’t Over-Bake the Cookies: These cookies will only be slightly golden when they leave the oven. They may even appear under-baked – and that’s fine! Whatever you do, make sure to not over-bake these sugar cookies. You can bake out the magic. It’s a fact. Besides, they’ll continue to bake as they rest on the sheet!
How to Store Extras
Store these Amish sugar cookies airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Can I Freeze These?
You can freeze both the unbaked cookie dough as well as the baked cookies for up to 3 months.
To Freeze Cookie Dough: Scoop the dough balls out onto a baking sheet, and then place the whole sheet into the freezer to flash-freeze. Once solid, transfer the dough to an airtight, freezer-safe bag or container to store them. Bake the cookie dough directly from frozen, adding an extra couple of minutes to the baking time.
To Freeze Baked Cookies: Store the baked cookies airtight once they’re completely cooled. Use pieces of parchment paper to separate the layers as needed. Freeze the cookies, and let them thaw at room temperature when you’re ready to serve them.
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- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 24 large cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Amish
Description
These Soft Amish Sugar Cookies are hands-down my new favorite sugar cookies recipe. They’re so simple and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, you have to stop what you’re doing right now and make these!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 1/2 cups flour
- *optional sprinkles to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In your mixing bowl cream together butter, oil and both sugars until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Add in baking soda, cream of tartar and salt and mix in.
- Turn mixer to low and add in flour, mixing until combined.
- Using a large cookie scoop (3 tablespoons) dough onto lined baking sheet. Add sprinkles now if desired. Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges just start to golden.
- Allow to cool for 3 minutes on baking sheet and transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
recipe adapted from Taste of Home Magazine
store airtight for up to 3 days
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 249
- Sugar: 12.5 g
- Sodium: 158.7 mg
- Fat: 12.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 30.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40.5 mg
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**NOTE** When I first posted this recipe I left out the eggs on the printable recipe as an oversight. The recipe is corrected now. Thank you so much for the emails letting me know!!**
Holy cow, these are awesome!!! Decided to make them for Valentine’s Day but now I’m thinking they won’t last that long in our house. Great recipe as usual 🙂
Just made these this weekend, and they turned out great! Thanks for the great recipe!
Hi Shelly! These cookies look and sound perfect. I plan on making these for a shower I’m hosting on Sunday. Can I make the dough two days in advance and then either freeze or refrigerate them for two days until I’m ready to bake? Thanks!!
I had high hopes for these cookies. When I saw the recipe and how pretty they are, I was hoping to have finally found my “go-to” sugar cookie recipe to use for many years to come. I was sadly disappointed. I agree that they are “melt in your mouth”, but only because they crumble so easily that they practically turn to powder form as soon as you put them in your mouth. I have made cookies many times and never had any turn out quite like this. They had good flavor and were easy to prepare, but I think I will continue my search for a good sugar cookie recipe.
then you did it wrong..
I am in search of a perfect treat to put in little cellophane bags tied with a brown and turquoise ribbon. I’m planning to hand them out with my new Spring catalog. Does your creative mind have any ideas for me??:))
Drool. Darn diet.
Making these as we speak! Omg! How could I not!? They look so yummy. Btw, I make a mess with sprinkles all the time. Always finding a sprinkle later that I forgot to clean up. 🙂
I made these a day or so after your post, AMAZING. The guys at work at themselves into a coma. My daughter doesn’t eat chocolate, peanut butter or nuts, my son eats all of them so finding a cookie they both love is great. I added chocolate chips to a few. Until we bake again!!!
Omigosh! I’m baking off my last sheet of these right now, and of course I’ve already sampled the cooled ones. These cookies are CRAZY good. They are legit the best sugar cookies I’ve ever had. Thank you for sharing the recipe with us! 🙂
I LOVE this! SO glad you like them!
Do you sift the powdered sugar?
Nope, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt!