Amish Butter Cookies

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 c. powdered sugar
  • 1 c. margarine
  • 1 c. cooking oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ c. flour
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla (or almond or coconut flavor –  I love almond!)

Instructions

Directions:

  1. Combine 1st four ingredients.
  2. Beat well.
  3. Add eggs and beat again.
  4. Add remaining ingredients and mix.
  5. Chill 1 hour.
  6. Roll into small balls and coat with sugar.
  7. Place on greased cookie sheet and flatten with a fork.
  8. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

COOK’S TIP:  My grandchildren have fun helping me make these cookies, and we use different color sugar for the holidays.  We top the cookies with pastel sugar for Easter, red and green sugar for Christmas or red and blue sugar for Fourth of July.

Notes

Photo from CookingClassy.com