Canadian Molasses Cookies No Butter Recipes

CANADIAN MOLASSES COOKIES - NO BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & grease several cookie sheets.
• In large bowl, stir together molasses, brown sugar, vinegar & egg.
• In another sift or whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger & salt, then add to molasses mixture, mixing until well blended.
• Spoon dough by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake until edges are golden.
• Remove from oven & let cool on pans on wire rack for 5 minutes before removing.

MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In 3-quart saucepan, melt margarine or butter over low heat. Remove saucepan from heat and, with wire whisk, beat in molasses and 1 cup sugar until blended, whisk in egg.
• With spoon, stir in flour and remaining ingredients until mixed.
• Transfer dough to medium bowl and freeze 15 minutes or until firm enough to handle. Spread remaining 1/4 cup sugar on waxed paper.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls, roll balls in sugar to coat. Place balls, 2 1/2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes, until cookies spread and da rken.
• Let cookies remain on cookie sheet on wire rack 1 minute to cool slightly.
• Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
• Repeat with remaining dough.
• Store cookies in tightly covered container up to 2 weeks.