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A round Amish sugar cookie topped with vanilla frosting and multi-colored sprinkles on a white background.
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5 from 31 votes

Amish Sugar Cookies

This recipe for Amish sugar cookies melt in your mouth! They are so simple and easy to make, but these frosted sugar cookies will leave you wanting more!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chilling time1 hour
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Author: Lifestyle Gleam

Equipment

Ingredients

Optional: Frosting

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 5 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup milk (whole is preferred but whatever you have on hand will work)

Instructions

  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda together. Set aside.
    4½ cups all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon baking soda
    A metal whisk resting in a bowl of fine, pale yellow flour, perfect for preparing Amish sugar cookies.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, oil, sugars and vanilla until smooth. Blend in eggs.
    1 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup white granulated sugar, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, 2 large eggs
    Close-up of a bowl containing a light brown batter with a smooth texture, likely a mixture for baking Amish sugar cookies.
  • Gradually fold dry mixture into wet mixture until just combined.
  • Cover and refrigerate dough 1+ hours.
    Glass bowl with dough for Amish sugar cookies covered in plastic wrap, placed on a refrigerator shelf.
  • Preheat oven to 350℉.
  • Roll dough into large golf ball sized balls using a large cookie scoop (I used a 4 tablespoon scoop for 6/cookie sheet)
    A baking sheet with six evenly spaced Amish sugar cookie dough balls rests on a marble surface.
  • Bake 9-10 minutes until cookies appear set and are slightly golden brown around the edges.
  • While cookies are in the oven, make frosting. In a medium mixing bowl (or the fitted bowl of your stand mixer) beat butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, followed by milk.
    1 cup unsalted butter, 5 cups powdered, ¼ cup milk
    A metal whisk attachment covered with whipped buttercream frosting is held above a mixing bowl filled with more frosting, reminiscent of the creamy texture found in traditional Amish sugar cookies.
  • Allow to cool 1 minute on cookie sheet and transfer to a wire cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before icing.
    Five Amish sugar cookies cooling on a wire rack over a marble surface.

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Notes

  • Chill dough 
  • Line cookie sheets with parchment paper
  • Use a cookie scoop 
  • Don't over bake 
  • Let the cookies completely cool before icing them

Substitutions

  • No cream of tartar? No problem! You can substitute using 2 teaspoons lemon juice or white vinegar.
  • Use heavy whipping cream in place of the 2% milk in the frosting for even more decadence.

Storage Notes

These Amish sugar cookies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to a week. Generally, sugar cookies don't require refrigeration and it often causes the frosting to hard and colors to bleed.

You can freeze these cookies! It's best to freeze them without frosting. Simply wrap in an airtight container and freeze for up to 6 months. Likewise, you can freeze the dough for up to 6 months. Make dough balls, line in an airtight container and freeze.

 

Nutrition

Calories: 493kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 202mg | Potassium: 415mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 746IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 257mg | Iron: 1mg