This is a recipe from an Amish cook in Highland County, Ohio. Holy cow, this recipe has 10 teaspoons of baking powder (that is not a typo) and 10 cups of flour.  I'd be tempted to halve it and then skip the cookies and just make them into bars:)  Put into a greased 9 X 13 pan.
Reader Barbara in Missouri tested this recipe for us, because I have always wanted to try them. I didn't get to try them but I get to live through her experience. Here is what Barbara had to say:
Sara Raber's Prize Winning Cookies, unfrosted
Here they are frosted...wow!
AUNT AUDREY'S BROWN SUGAR FROSTING
1 cup Brown Sugar
¼ cup Milk
3 cups Powdered Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Melt butter on medium heat. Add brown sugar and stir 1 minute. Take off heat, add rest of ingredients and stir until creamy. Will set up harder as it cools.
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups butter or lard
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 cups sweet milk
- 4 teaspoons baking soda
- 10 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 10 cups of flour
- 4 teaspoons vanilla
- Cream butter and sugars.
- Add eggs and beat well.
- Add remaining ingredients, adding flour last.
- Drop by tablespoon onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 until golden.
- Frost with brown sugar frosting and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
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Linda McGhee
Hi Kevin,
Just a question, what is sweet milk?
I live in South Florida and have never seen sweet milk called for in a recipe.
Thank you,
Linda McGhee
Kevin
I didn't ask Sara and can't reach her immediately, and when I go online to find an answer, I'm seeing some recipes that use the term simply as "whole milk", others use the term "sweet milk" to mean evaporated milk...so I'm a bit perplexed, anyone else have any ideas?
Carol Carman
Sweet milk is simply another term for whole milk, as opposed to 2%, 1% or buttermilk. At least that's what I've been raised to believe. (Texas)
Irene
Sweet milk is just regular milk....not buttermilk or sour milk.
Rita Nies
I would appreciate it if you could email me the recipe for strawberry bread. I baked it from the original recipe and even printed it. I don't know what I did with it, probably inadvertently threw it out.
Thanks
Rita
Barbarainnc
Sweet milk is just whole milk.
Renita
This might answer the sweet milk question http://www.tasteofhome.com/cooking-tips/ask-the-test-kitchen/-sweet--milk-and-cream
Kevin
Thank you, Renita, and others who chimed in...sweet milk=whole milk...I'll make a note of that next time I have an Amish recipe with sweet milk!
Irene
I don't know about the strawberry bread but for some reason the sour cream cookie recipe does not print out for me. I have tried different ways and the paper comes out blank except for writing at the top.
Ann Chitwood
Does Sara have a cookbook and a small store across the driveway from her house?
Kevin
It is possible, although Sara Raber is a pretty common name among the Amish. This recipe came from a Sara Raber in Highland County, but it came to me through a couple of other people, so I didnt meet Sara....wish I could be more help