Amish Lepp Cookie Recipes

AMISH SUGAR COOKIES

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.

AMISH BROWN SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat together shortening, butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla in medium bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in flour, baking soda and salt.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls or use small cookie scoop. Place 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to cooling rack after 1 minute.

APEES COOKIES AN OLD COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Cream together the butter and sugar till the mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Fold in he sour cream. Stir in the flour a little at a time, beating till the mixture is well blended. Wrap the dough and chill thoroughly Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface to 3/8 an inch thickness. Cut with a floured 2 inch round cutter. Place rounds on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 till edges are golden, 8-10 minutes.
• 2. Sugar was hard to come by, back then. So this original recipe has no frosting. Feel free to glaze or frost.. to your choosing.

PA DUTCH CHRISTMAS COOKIES: SAND TARTS

Steps:

• 0. Start by creaming together the sugar and butter. Then, add eggs and vanilla or lemon extract and beat until fluffy. 1. Sift flour, and measure and add the salt and baking powder to the sifted flour. Add the combined dry ingredients to the sugar, butter and eggs, and stir until a medium-soft dough is formed. Chill for several hours in refrigerator. 2. Roll very thin and cut into fancy shapes. Brush tops with milk and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and chopped walnuts or pecans. Place 1" apart on greased cookie sheets, and bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes. 3. Cool on a cooling rack, then enjoy!

AMISH SUGAR COOKIES WITH FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream sugar, crisco and eggs, add sour cream and vanilla.gradually blend in remaining ingredients.mix well.cover and refrigerate overnight --
• drop by tspful on ungreased cookie sheet --
• flatten slightly with bottom of sugar coated glass --
• bake at 3508 for 9-11 minutes --
• cool completely on wire rack.
• to prepare FROSTING:.
• add sugar and water to a small saucepan, bring to a boil, stir and boil till sugar dissolves, remove from heat and pour into a medium bowl, set aside to cool to lukewarm --
• blend in powdered sugar, mix well, add crisco and vanilla and blend till smooth and creamy.

LEPP COOKIES II

Steps:

• Cream together the sugar and the butter. Add in eggs.
• In another bowl, mix baking soda and flour. Add to sugar mixture. Add sour cream. Mix well.
• Drop by teaspoonful on to a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12-15 minutes.

LEPP COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup shortening. Mix until it reaches a coarse crumb mixture.
• Stir together eggs, sugar, oil, and buttermilk. Then add dry ingredients and vanilla. Drop from tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle crumb mixture on dough.
• Bake until slightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.

AMISH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, mix together the butter, oil, white sugar, and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Stir into the sugar mixture until just combined. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven, or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

LEBKUCHEN (LEP KUCHEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking sheet (approximately 14x16 or 11x17 inches).
• Sift the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and cream of tartar together.
• Mix the eggs and sugar thoroughly. Combine this with the flour mixture and stir in the citron and almonds.
• Roll dough out on a floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Cut sheet of dough to fit on your baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Cut into squares or diamonds while still warm. Ice thinly with white or lemon frosting.