HOW TO MAKE A GINGERBREAD HOUSE
Making Gingerbread Houses is one of my all-time favorite things to do during the holidays. It brings me back to my childhood. Growing up in Germany I built these houses starting age 3. They are a delight to make and are a perfect excuse to buy all your favorite candy. Check out the video below to see about how to build it.
GINGERBREAD HOUSE RECIPEBelow you can find the recipe for the Gingerbread house. This recipe makes a enough for four small houses, plus a few trees, Gingerbread men.
Enjoy!
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GINGERBREAD HOUSE TEMPLATEHere is a template to use for cutting out the dough. Just cut out the shapes and cut out each piece two times. You will need two fronts, side and roof pieces.
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ROYAL ICING RECIPERoyal Icing is a wonderful "glue" for all sorts of holiday projects. You can use it to attach cookies to a cardboard round to make cookie wreaths, etc. In this case we use it to glue the house together and also to attach the candy. It will dry hard in 2 hours.
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