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John's Amish Sugar Cookies

Modified: Aug 10, 2023 · Published: Aug 18, 2010 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

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Amish Sugar Cookies is a recipe from John, who gave it to me during a period where I was crazily trying to clone Lofthouse Cookies. At the time, I put together a list of recipes that people said reminded them of Lofthouse Cookies.

Amish Sugar Cookies

All in the Amish Sugar Cookies Family

To get Lofthouse like cookies, I made a cakey sour cream clone recipe from Recipe Goldmine and a recipe from a scrapbookers' forum that was supposed to be the original. I also tried some recipes here and there for cookies with names like Melt-In-Your-Mouth Sugar Cookies and Sawdust Cookies. None of these were the same as Lofthouse, but John's Amish Sugar Cookies seem to have the same make-up in terms of ingredients. That is, lots of flour, both regular and powdered sugar, plenty of fat (oil and butter, though Lofthouse uses margarine) and a little egg, starch and leavening.

Some of my batches of Melt-In-The Mouth type cookies were greasy, and I attributed that to not weighing my flour, but most of the batches were pretty darn good. My favorites were the ones with cornstarch (such as John's) which soaks up the extra grease.

Here’s the recipe for John's Amish Sugar Cookies, though I did halve it. I made this batch with unbleached flour, but you’ll get a whiter and slightly less flat cookie if you use bleached. It’s your call, but there’s a difference in texture and appearance.

Cookies in Cupcake Wrappers

Because the dough I made this morning with unbleached flour kept baking up a little flatter than I liked, I did a little experiment and baked it in paper lined cupcake tins. These were my favorite! The wrappers gave them a cute little ridged look and kept the cookies from spreading too much so there was a better cookie to frosting ratio.

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Recipe

Sugar Cookies

John's Amish Sugar Cookies

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Cookie recipe that's supposed to be similar to Lofthouse. I don't think it is, but the cookies are very good.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Total Time 22 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 30

Ingredients
 

  • ½ cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
  • ½ cup confectioners’ sugar (60 grams)
  • ½ cup salted butter or use ½ cup unsalted plus ⅜ scant teaspoon salt** (114 grams)
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour, bleached if you have some (240 grams)
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cream of tartar

Frosting

  • 4 tablespoons butter (52 grams)
  • 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla plus any other flavorings you like almond, orange
  • 1-3 tablespoons whole milk
  • Pinch salt if using unsalted butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Cream the sugar, confectioners sugar, butter and oil. Reduce speed of mixer and beat in the egg and vanilla.
  • In a separate bowl, thoroughly stir together flour, cornstarch, baking soda and cream of tartar. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture. Batter should be too soft to roll, but thicker than actual batter. You can bake the cookies immediately or chill the dough until you’re ready. Chilled dough is easier to work with.
  • When ready to bake, scoop up tablespoons of dough and shape into 1 inch (ish) balls. Place each ball in a cupcake wrapper lined muffin tin and bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies appear done. Let cool completely. The cookies are very tender, so I froze mine before icing. Ice the frozen cookies. Keep in a covered container.
  • Makes about 2 ½ dozen cookies
  • **Margarine works too, and the ingredient list on the original Lofthouse cookies includes margarine.
Keyword Amish, Chilled Sugar Cookies, John's
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  1. Pearl Lee says

    August 19, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    what unique sugar cookies!

  2. KChap says

    August 18, 2010 at 7:25 pm

    I am so trying these... I love Lofthouse cookies! These look different but equally as delicious!

  3. cookienurse says

    August 18, 2010 at 7:24 pm

    I wonder if using cake flour with cornstarch would make a difference in the texture?

  4. Brenda says

    August 18, 2010 at 6:02 pm

    I love that you baked these in the paper-lined cupcake tins. They look absolutely delicious!!

  5. Anna says

    August 18, 2010 at 4:14 pm

    Cat, they were definitely tasty.

    Louise, if that's the case then it's a good thing you don't like them. Also, are you sure that's not used in the icing? I threw away my ingredient list.

    Betty, thanks! That recipe looks kind of like another one I use and really like. Not quite the same as Lofthouse, though. Anyway, it's probably the titanium dioxide that makes them so delicious. I'll probably never clone them ;).

    https://www.cookiemadness.net/2010/07/welcome-home-sugar-cookies/

  6. Betty says

    August 18, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    I'm following this with interest- I love those lofthouse cookies! The ones you made in the cupcake cups are really cute.
    If you're still interested in trying more, my sister gave me this recipe, which reminded me of the lofthouse cookies. When I made them I also added a bit of almond extract. They worked best I thought, when I chilled the dough thoroughly before baking. I wonder what these would be like subbing some cornstarch for flour...
    http://www.cooksrecipes.com/cookie/french_butter_cream_cookies_recipe.html
    Thanks!

  7. Louise says

    August 18, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    Lofthouse cookies have titanium dioxide -- that's what makes them white. 🙂

  8. cat says

    August 18, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    these look so adorable and delicious!

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