Name: Amish Sugar Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 30
Ingredients: Butter flavored shortening - 1 cup; White sugar - 2 cups; Eggs - 3; Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; All-purpose flour - 3 ½ cups; Baking powder - 1 tablespoon; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Cream of tartar - 1 teaspoon; Salt - 1 pinch; Buttermilk - 1 cup; White sugar - ¼ cup

Recipe information

Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Amish Sugar Cakes

1. Butter flavored shortening - 1 cup

2. White sugar - 2 cups

3. Eggs - 3

4. Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons

5. All-purpose flour - 3 ½ cups

6. Baking powder - 1 tablespoon

7. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

8. Cream of tartar - 1 teaspoon

9. Salt - 1 pinch

10. Buttermilk - 1 cup

11. White sugar - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Amish Sugar Cakes

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2. Stage

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and 2 cups sugar until smooth. Stir in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk until well blended. Place big heaping tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets about 3 inches apart. Sprinkle each cookie with some of the remaining sugar.

3. Stage

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges begin to turn golden. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks. When cool, store in an airtight container.