Gingerbread People

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 2/3–1 cup brown or white sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 Tbsp vinegar
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 Tbsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• Red-hot cinnamon candies, for decorating
• Confectioners’ icing, for decorating

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