Amish Church Cookies
- Amish Church Cookies
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1½ cups shortening
- 4 eggs
- 1¼ cups cream or evaporated milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- Pinch salt
- Approx. 5 cups flour (don't make dough too stiff)
- Cream together sugars, shortening, and eggs; add vanilla.
- Add baking powder and salt to flour.
- Add cream or milk alternately with the flour to the butter mixture and blend for a soft dough.
- Chill the dough for a few hours.
- Roll out dough and sprinkle white sugar over the top and roll the sugar in very lightly.
- Bake about 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Add frosting or sprinkles when cool.
- This makes about 5½ dozen 4" cookies.
Recipe by Amish 365 at https://www.amish365.com/amish-church-cookies/
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