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Ingredients
| multipurpose shortening: 1/2 cup |
| salted butter: 1/4 cup |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1/2 cup |
| eggs: 1 (large) |
| molasses: 1/4 cup |
| Kahlua: 3 Tbl |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 1/4 cups |
| baking soda: 1 Tbl |
| salt: 1 tsp |
| ground cinnamon: 1 tsp |
| ground ginger: 1 tsp |
| whole nutmeg: 1/2 tsp |
| ground mace: 1/2 tsp |
| ground cloves: 1/2 tsp |
| powdered sugar: 1 lb |
| Kahlua: 1/4 cup |
| multipurpose shortening: 3 Tbl |
| salted butter: 3 Tbl |
| light corn syrup: 2 tsp |
Kahlua Gingerbread People with Kahlua Icing
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
10 min -
Cook Time
8 min -
Servings
24 serving(s)
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- Cream shortening, butter, and sugar together.
- Beat in egg until fluffy.
- Stir in molasses and Kahlua.
- Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and blend well.
- Cover and chill for at least 2 hours but preferably overnight.
- Roll out to 3/8 inch, on a well floured surface, a portion at a time.
- Keep remaining dough chilled.
- Cut with cookie cutter and place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.
- Let stand for 1 minute to firm.
- Decorate with Kahlua Icing.
- For icing combine all ingredients and tint with food coloring if desired.
- Pipe icing as desired.
- to make icing spreadable add 1 or 2 tsp more Kahlua.