The Ultimate Guide To Making Pennsylvania Dutch Sandtarts

I’m sharing the family recipe for PA Dutch Sandtarts cookies: are a traditional treat enjoyed by many in the Pennsylvania Dutch community. These delicate and buttery cookies are typically made with a combination of flour, sugar, butter, and sometimes ground nuts or cinnamon for added flavor. The dough is rolled out thin and cut into various shapes before being baked to a delicious golden brown.
Sandtarts are often enjoyed during holidays and special occasions, with each family having their own unique recipe and variations. Some may choose to sprinkle the cookies with powdered sugar or top them with a light glaze for an extra touch of sweetness. Whether enjoyed with a cup of coffee or shared with loved ones, Pennsylvania Dutch Sandtarts are a delightful and nostalgic treat that brings warmth and joy to any occasion.

1 C butter
2 C Sugar
3 eggs
4 cups Flour

Roll thin cut with round biscuit cutter and brush with egg whites and dust with Cinnamon Sugar mixture (1/2 C Sugar + 2 Tsp Cinnamon)

Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes

My Bosch Stand mixer is over fourty years old but you can buy one here:

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Mennonite Farmhouse
P.O.Box 194
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[meagant]

Hey cousin, GREAT job making Grandma's cookies! I know Aunt Hilda and Grammy are proud, I can't wait until she sees this video. Hailey did great and looks terrific. Xoxo

[jacoleneiu]

Ohhhh, you can freeze these!
😊 She's so adorable 😍
😂😂😂love the music 🎶

[egauvin]

they look so good it is making my mouth water .

[annatheinnotz]

My sister lives in Germany ( she is married to a German citizen) and her husband's aunt would make the best Christmas cookies I have ever eaten. I don't even know what they are called...they were bite size and had several varieties. I smuggled a tin home with me in 2007. She actually baked them on a wood stove.

[VikkiBounds]

My grandma made these & they were my favorite. Glad to have found this video. My family came from Western MD and my mother was Pennsylvania Dutch.

[dian]

Lemon sand tarts are my favorite then comes Hermits. Yummy 😋 peanut butter cookies.

[mariehanley]

Sand tarts are a challenge to make! Your’s are beautiful and look like they could win a prize for thinness and crisp. :) Your niece is adorable! It’s important to get kids in the kitchen so family recipes are not lost. :)

[wendyzimmerman]

We love sand tarts my husband rolls them paper thin. I decorate and run the oven we use 6 cookie sheets

[brianhess]

Thanks. My grandmother made these and they were always so good. My problem with making them has always been the rollout so I thank you for the tips.

[DinkTank]

Good morning Leanne, never had them. Now I'm curious. Have an amazing day ❤

[nakmorris]

What a cute niece. Can’t wait to try these. I need to get some tea towels.

[blessedbloominghomestead]

Nice jazzy music, cute niece, and delicious looking cookies! Thanks Leann Many Blessings!!

[his-sweetie]

Thank you! Teaching and sharing with the next generation! You're an awesome Aunt! Great job you're Aunt would be proud of you!♥️

[Synthophonatic]

My Mom made these every Christmas. These are my favorites! Glad to find the recipe.. Thanks, Mick

[SixAcresFarm]

Hello from Georgia. Linda here. Daz sent me over and so glad he did. I have not heard about sand tarts but I definitely want to try my hand at this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing your family recipe. Love your little mixer. Very handy. Your young lady Is excellent in the kitchen. Wonderful tradition.

[Masterclassonlife]

Sand tarts were my mom's favorite cookie. Since we thought these cookies were so labor intensive, we decided to purchase them from Amish at a farmers' market at Green Dragon in Ephrata PA.

[Fritz]

Awe... your niece is so cute snd very confident in herself which for todays young girls is pretty rare.. Thank you for sharing your family's cookie recipe with us.

[OB]

Mom made these every Christmas. She added finely grated rind of a lemon, didn’t roll them out quite as thin as yours.

[JEFFshyda]

yummy the thinner the better good job merry christmas

[katiegrazier]

Hi LeAnne, what a special little helper. My favorite cookie at Christmas is called “Swiss Shrimp”, it is a delicate dough cut out into circles and filled with chopped pecans and honey, folded over and shaped into a curved moon. While still warm from the oven you shake them in powdered sugar. So good!