Mom’s Gingerbread Men

Name: Mom’s Gingerbread Men
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 Cup Sugar; 1 Cup Shortening; 1 Cup Molasses; 1 Cup Buttermilk; 5 Cups Flour; 4 Tsp Baking Soda; 1/2 Tsp Salt; 2 Tsp Cinnamon; 2 Tsp Ginger; 1/2 Tsp Cloves

Family Recipe

Instructions

Beat sugar and shortening together
Add the rest of the ingredients into the mix
Cut and sugar, using lots of flour to prevent sticking
Decorate with red hots, sprinkles, etc.
Bake at 350F for 8-10 Minutes
Gust(?) until set.

Notes

I have no idea what that first word is on instruction 6. It looks like a cursive “G” or “Z” followed by “ust”. So it maybe means cool it with air or something.