Best 9 Amish Buttermilk Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful Amish Buttermilk Cookies, a culinary treasure passed down through generations in the heart of Amish Country. These cookies, characterized by their soft, cake-like texture and slightly tangy flavor, hold a special place in the Amish tradition, often served at gatherings and celebrations. With a simple yet harmonious blend of ingredients, these cookies evoke a sense of nostalgia and warmth.

In this article, we present a collection of Amish Buttermilk Cookie recipes, each offering unique variations on this classic treat. From traditional recipes that honor the original Amish methods to modern interpretations with creative twists, these recipes cater to a range of preferences and skill levels. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your baking journey, you're sure to find a recipe that captures the essence of these beloved cookies. So grab your apron, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a culinary adventure into the world of Amish Buttermilk Cookies.

**Traditional Amish Buttermilk Cookies**: This recipe takes you back to the roots of Amish baking, using simple and wholesome ingredients like buttermilk, butter, flour, and sugar. With step-by-step instructions, you'll create tender and flavorful cookies that are sure to become a family favorite.

**Sourdough Amish Buttermilk Cookies**: Experience a unique twist on the classic recipe with this sourdough version. By incorporating tangy sourdough starter, these cookies gain a delightful depth of flavor and a slightly chewy texture. If you're a fan of sourdough bread, you won't want to miss this variation.

**Spiced Amish Buttermilk Cookies**: Add a touch of warmth and holiday cheer to your cookies with this spiced variation. A blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger infuses these cookies with a cozy aroma and a delightful flavor that's perfect for the festive season.

**Chocolate Chip Amish Buttermilk Cookies**: Combine the classic flavors of Amish Buttermilk Cookies with the irresistible indulgence of chocolate chips. This recipe adds a generous amount of semisweet chocolate chips to the batter, resulting in gooey chocolate pockets in every bite. It's a surefire hit with chocolate lovers of all ages.

**Lemon Amish Buttermilk Cookies**: For a refreshing and citrusy twist, try these Lemon Amish Buttermilk Cookies. With a hint of lemon zest and a tangy lemon glaze, these cookies offer a delightful balance of sweet and tart flavors. They're perfect for a summer treat or a light and airy dessert.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

MOM'S BUTTERMILK COOKIES



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I treasure my mother's recipe for these comforting cookie pillows. The tender treats are topped with thick frosting and a sprinkling of chopped walnuts. -Jane Darling, Simi Valley, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
FROSTING:
3 tablespoons butter, softened
3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For frosting, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over cookies; if desired, sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 88mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

BUTTERMILK COOKIES



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These are a soft, delicious, sugar cookie but with a hint of buttermilk. A friend of mine gave this recipe to me years ago and my family loves them so much that I have a hard time keeping them in the cookie jar! You can sprinkle the tops of these with a little granulated sugar just before baking or ice after completely cooled.

Provided by Dana Wrightsman

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Time 26m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 157.1 calories, Carbohydrate 22.3 g, Cholesterol 24.1 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 203.9 mg, Sugar 11.6 g

AMISH SUGAR COOKIES



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These easy-to-make, old-fashioned sugar cookies simply melt in your mouth! I've passed this recipe around to many friends. After I gave it to my sister, she entered the cookies in a local fair and won best of show. -Sylvia Ford, Kennett, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 20m

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugars. Beat in eggs until well blended. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture., Drop by small teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 117 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 48mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

AMISH BUTTERMILK COOKIES



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Make and share this Amish Buttermilk Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by grandma2969

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 25m

Yield 6 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups sugar
1 cup Crisco
4 large eggs
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk

Steps:

  • preheat oven to 425*.in a large bowl, cream together sugar and crisco -- beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.in seperate bowl -- and then add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
  • drop by rounded tspful 2" apart onto greased sheet.
  • bake at 425* for 6-8 minutes.
  • allow cookies to cool 5 minutes before removing to rack to cool completely.

AMISH BUTTERMILK COOKIES RECIPE



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Amish buttermilk cookies are soft and cakey, basic vanilla cookies. They are drizzled with a delicious caramel glaze that takes them over the top!

Provided by Anna

Categories     Cookies     Dessert

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 c. softened butter (2 sticks) or shortening, or use 1/2 c. butter and 1/2 c. shortening
2 c. brown sugar
3 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. buttermilk
4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter (1 stick)
1 c. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. buttermilk or milk
3/4 c. confectioners sugar

Steps:

  • 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.
  • In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix until everything is incorporated.
  • Drop onto parchment-lined cookie sheets and bake for 10 - 11 minutes.
  • Allow the cookies to rest on the tray for a minute before removing to a wire cooling rack.
  • Cool completely then drizzle or spread with glaze.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cookie, Calories 195 kcal, Carbohydrate 32 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 26 mg, Sodium 150 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 18 g, UnsaturatedFat 3 g

AMISH BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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These big, flaky, and tender biscuits are a breeze to make with ingredients you most likely have. Ideal breakfast biscuits or for any meal of the day.

Provided by Yoly

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Biscuits

Time 25m

Yield 7

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups flour, plus more for dusting
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon white sugar
⅓ cup cold butter, cubed
1 cup buttermilk

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Cut in cold butter. Add buttermilk and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
  • Place on a floured surface and pat into a circle about 1-inch thick. Cut biscuits using a 3.5-inch biscuit cutter. Arrange 6 biscuits in a circle, 1 in the center, edges touching.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are browned and tops are starting to brown, 11 to 14 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 223.4 calories, Carbohydrate 29.6 g, Cholesterol 24.6 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 589.5 mg, Sugar 2.1 g

AMISH SUGAR CAKES



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Big, soft, Amish sugar cookies, called sugar 'cakes'.

Provided by GREMLIN

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup butter flavored shortening
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 pinch salt
1 cup buttermilk
¼ cup white sugar

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185.7 calories, Carbohydrate 26.7 g, Cholesterol 18.9 mg, Fat 7.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 96.6 mg, Sugar 15.5 g

SOFT BUTTERMILK SUGAR COOKIES



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Gatherings are very important to my family, so we have lots of recipes that are favorites. My grandma introduced these cookies into the family a long time ago. The memory of her and these cookies go together!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup shortening
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition (batter will be moist)., Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. , Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 123mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

AMISH SUGAR COOKIES



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Everyone I've ever made these cookies for describes them as very similar to tea cakes; they are very fluffy with a unique flavor. The recipe was given to me by a close friend of my great-aunt Jackie. They are YUM YUM good!!

Provided by loriyeargan

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 17m

Yield 4 dozen, 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 large eggs, beaten
3 cups white sugar
2 cups vegetable oil (I use canola oil)
2 cups buttermilk
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 cups all-purpose flour
cinnamon sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • In a very large mixing bowl, cream together; eggs, sugar, and oil.
  • Add buttermilk, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract.
  • Gradually beat in flour, and beat until mixture is smooth.
  • Allow batter sit for about 5 minutes after beating in all the flour.
  • Pour by 1/4 cupfulls onto a greased cookie sheet.
  • Sprinkle tops of cookies with cinnamon sugar.
  • Bake at 400° for 7-8 minutes. Watch carefully and do not overbake.
  • If the cookie springs back when touched, it's done.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196.6, Fat 9.7, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 15.9, Sodium 187.6, Carbohydrate 25.1, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 13.1, Protein 2.5

Tips:

  • Use fresh buttermilk. Fresh buttermilk will give your cookies a better flavor and texture.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the cookies, making them lighter and airier.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing the dough will make the cookies tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies to hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the cookies at a high temperature for a short amount of time. This will help to create a crispy exterior and a soft, chewy interior.

Conclusion:

Amish buttermilk cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat. By following the tips above, you can create perfect Amish buttermilk cookies that your family and friends will love. These cookies are perfect for any occasion, from bake sales to holiday parties.

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