Owen'S Favorite Gingerbread People
["3/4 c. soft vegetable shortening", "1 c. firmly packed light brown sugar", "1/4 c. dark molasses", "1 egg", "2 1/4 c. sifted all-purpose flour", "1/4 tsp. salt", "1/2 tsp. cloves", "1 tsp. cinnamon", "1 tsp. ginger", "1/2 tsp. allspice", "1/2 tsp. nutmeg", "confectioners sugar for rolling out cookies"]
["Cream thoroughly shortening, brown sugar, molasses and egg. In separate bowl, sift flour and spices.", "Slowly stir it into the sugar and egg mixture.", "Make sure all ingredients are combined."]
["vegetable shortening", "brown sugar", "dark molasses", "egg", "flour", "salt", "cloves", "cinnamon", "ginger", "allspice", "nutmeg", "confectioners sugar"]