Amish buttermilk cookies are soft and cakey, basic vanilla cookies. They are drizzled with a delicious caramel glaze that takes them over the top! Preheat the oven to 350°. Cream the softened butter and sugar for a couple of minutes until fluffy. Add the eggs and mix. Add buttermilk and vanilla. Mix to combine.
These Amish Sugar Cookies are the comforting, delicious cookies your grandmother used to bake! Mix together the sugar, powdered sugar, butter and vegetable oil. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. In another bowl, whisk together, the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
This specific Amish buttermilk cookie recipe originally came from an Amish cookbook, so that is where it gets its name. Versions of the buttermilk cookie been around since the 1700’s and are said to have originated in Pennsylvania. Can I freeze Amish cookies before baking? Yes! This recipe works beautifully from frozen.