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Soft Amish Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Cookie
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 c sugar
2 c butter flavored Crisco
6 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 c buttermilk
3 tsp baking soda
6½ c flour
5 tsp baking powder
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º-400º
*Mix sugar and Crisco until smooth.
*Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
*Put buttermilk and soda together, add to sugar mixture.
*Sift flour and baking powder together and combine with sugar mixture.
*Drop by tablespoonful 3" apart on baking sheet
Bake 10-12 minutes cool 2 minutes then transfer to cooling rack to completely cool.
 

Icing
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 bag powdered sugar
1 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp crisco
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla
Add cold water until spreadable
Directions:
Directions:
Mix together until smooth and spread on cooled cookies.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
These cookies are just as good without the icing.

 

 

 

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