Canadian Molasses Leathernecks

Name: Canadian Molasses Leathernecks
Cuisine: Canada
Ingredients: 1 cup dark molasses; 1 teaspoon cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar; 1 large egg; ¾ cup packed light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar; 1½ teaspoons ground ginger; ½ teaspoon salt; 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda

Preparation info

Makes about
5 dozen
cookies cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Home Desserts

By Richard Sax

Published 1994

About

There is no butter in this crisp, gingery molasses cookie—an old family recipe from Prince Edward Island, a lovely place tucked into the northern curve of Nova Scotia’s coastline.

Ingredients

1 cup dark molasses
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon

Americas
Canada
Dessert
Cookies
Vegetarian
Nova Scotia

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Generously butter 2 or 3 baking sheets; set aside. In a bowl, stir together the molasses, brown sugar, vinegar and egg. Sift the flour, baking soda, ginger and salt onto a sheet of wax paper; add to the molasses mixture and sti