Kahlua Gingerbread People With Kahlua Icing

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 3 tablespoons kahlua
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon mace
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup kahlua
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons corn syrup

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening, butter, and sugar together.
• 2 beat in egg until fluffy.
• 3 stir in molasses and kahlua.
• 4 add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and blend well.
• 5 cover and chill for at least 2 hours but preferably overnight.
• 6 roll out to 3/8 inch, on a well floured surface, a portion at a time.
• 7 keep remaining dough chilled.
• 8 cut with cookie cutter and place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.
• 10 let stand for 1 minute to firm.
• 11 decorate with kahlua icing.
• 12 for icing combine all ingredients and tint with food coloring if desired.
• 13 pipe icing as desired.
• 14 to make icing spreadable add 1 or 2 tsp more kahlua.