When it comes to cookie recipes, you can't have just one. One this page you'll find several different Amish cookie recipes you can try out in your kitchen. Includes classic favorites with an Amish twist.
Amish Snickerdoodles
1/2 c. margarine
1/2 c. Crisco solid shortening
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 3/4 c. flour
2 tsp. cream of tarter
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
Mix first four ingredients thoroughly. Presift the next 4 ingredients together.
Add to the first mixture. Form balls (walnut size). Roll into mixture of sugar
and cinnamon. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10
minutes at 375 degrees. Cookies will flatten into circles as they cook. May top
with red hots or leave unadorned. Store well in Tupperware and can be frozen.
Amish Puff Cookies
1 c. shortening, rounded
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
Mix shortening, sugar and eggs thoroughly. Mix dry ingredients and add to sugar
mixture. Chill. Form into balls and roll into mixture of 2 tablespoons sugar and
2 teaspoons cinnamon or add chocolate chips. Press balls with hand. Bake at 375
degrees for 8 - 10 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet. Cookies will puff, then
settle down and look crinkly.
Soft Amish Chocolate Chip Cookies
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 lg. eggs
1/2 c. milk
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda (place in the milk)
1 (12 oz.) bag chocolate chips or butterscotch chips
Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and milk with soda. Mix together and add
baking powder. Gradually add flour and stir well. Stir in chocolate chips or
butterscotch chips. Place on a greased cookie sheet about 1 teaspoon of dough.
Bake at 400 degrees until the edge is lightly brown.
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