Has anyone ever made the Amish sugar cookies on the back of C&H PS? I've never used a sugar cookie recipe with oil, and this one calls for one cup. Just wondering what they might taste like.

I haven't seen that recipe, but here is the one I use:

1 cup butter
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. soda
4 cups flour
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 375. Thoroughly cream oil, butter and both sugars. Add vanilla and eggs. Sift dry ingredients. Stir in and blend.
Roll tsp of dough in a ball, roll in granulated sugar, press down on lightly greasede cookie sheet. Bake about 12 minutes. Easier to work if chilled first.

We have about 3 versions of this in our church cookbook, all have oil.

I haven't seen that exact one, but make one very similiar to the pp recipe and they are the best cookie jar type cookie I ever tasted!

It is a very melt in your mouth cookie with great flavor. They look great also

Thanks for your replies, I didn't realize there had been any response to my post. I decided against making them since it was for a bake sale (not a good time to try something new, I guess). Maybe we will do them this week

Okay, I am glad to see this thread! Here is my question, what brand/type of oil are you using? I just made a recipe really similar to this a few days ago and couldn't remember the type of oil I used and guessed incorrectly (I used Wesson Vegetable Oil and they had zippo flavor compared to how they have been before.). So... what type of oil do you recommend? Alas, I blew it!

I believe I used canola oil, Wesson also.

It's the vanilla that gives them their flavor and the butter. I only use Penzey double strength vanilla in all my cookies.

can you describe the texture? is it any at all like the NFSC? Can you decorate on it? Thanks!

Cookiemookie - You are awesome! I use Wesson and couldn't remember if it was the canola or the vegetable and guessed incorrectly. Thanks for the thumbs up on the Penzey's too! Do you use the regular amount or half as it is double strength?

Thanks!

The ones I make, from the recipe posted above, are very soft and light. They are not at all like sugar cookies for decorating. They would not stand up to that at all.
Linda

I use the same amount called for.

Unfortunately this is not a cookie for icing. I've used colored sugars to dress them up a bit.

Thanks cookiemookie! Those must be incredibly delicious!