Saturday, March 7, 2015

Amish Sugar Cookies



First of all, i'm so sorry for abonding my blog for almost a month now. February has been a bad month for me as my gadgets down one by one. First my phone and followed up by laptop. It took few weeks for the fixing and problem shooters...now i'm happy to be on track.

My first post for the month of March is a classic cookie recipe inspired by Amish community. As you can see from the photo, alongside the cookie i slipped in an Amish novel...an absolutely good read. This melt in mouth cookie is so easy to make. This soft and crispy home made cookies is what you want to reach for a cookie jar to dunk in a glass of milk to satisfy your sweet tooth. This no fuss cookies looks gorgeous with those multi coloured sprinkles and no frosting needed(that's a good news). This cookies are unbelievably good on eyes and in mouth



Ingredients

4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup butter,room temperature
1 cup granulated white sugar
2 eggs,room temperature
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup confectioner sugar
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt

Garnishing

Colour sprinkles


Methods

Sift together, flour,baking soda,salt and cream of tartar. Keep aside.

In a large bowl, cream together butter,granulated white sugar,confectioners sugar and vegetable oil.

Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Beat for 1 minute.

Gradually, add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients

Using an ice cream scoop or a tablespoon, drop the cookie dough onto the prepared baking tray. Flat the dough lightly with the back of the spoon and garnish with sprinkles.

Bake at 190'C or 375'F for 8-10 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

Store in an air tight container


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