Amish Butter Cookies

Wet:

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 sticks butter, softened
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Dry:

  • 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • ½ tsp salt

Cream wet ingredients together and whisk dry ingredients together. Stir both mixtures together until smooth. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheet sprayed lightly. Bake at 375⁰ for 7-8 minutes; cool on raised baking rack. Makes 4-5 dozen.

These are crisp on the bottom, pillowy on top, lightly sweet and buttery good!

This was my offering for Cookie Club 2025; the theme was “Rooms of the House” and I chose the laundry room (so the cookies are decorated to look like laundry pods). I packaged them in small collapsible “laundry baskets” and included a pair of Christmas socks!

4 thoughts on “Amish Butter Cookies

    • Laura B's avatar Laura B December 8, 2025 / 8:57 am

      They actually were, although I think they don’t look like much. I’m just glad the other ladies liked them!

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      • juliebestry's avatar juliebestry December 15, 2025 / 10:21 pm

        I actually think they look really cute — definitely like pillowy cookies, but with a cute, colorful theme. The rare “pod” that it’s actually safe to eat! (I wonder if there’s a way to make them more squared off to be even more pod-like? Then again, you’ll probably never get that theme again.)

        Nomnomnom.

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      • Laura B's avatar Laura B December 15, 2025 / 10:58 pm

        It was a last-minute Hail Mary — my original plan didn’t work 😳 But I’m honored to have you comment on my post!

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