How To Make an Easy Gingerbread House

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"Easy gingerbread house" may sound like an oxymoron, but our step-by-step guide turns this daunting holiday project into a cakewalk.

To complete this How-To you will need:

At least three days to prepare
Gingerbread cookie dough
Plastic wrap
Poster board or cardboard
Wax paper
Rolling pin
Flour
2 cookie sheets
Shortening or nonstick cooking spray
A foam core base
Royal icing
A cloth
Pastry bag
Candies for decorating
Canned goods

Step 1: Prepare the dough

Make a double batch of gingerbread dough, seal it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.

Step 2: Make a model house

Design a house by cutting out pieces of poster board or cardboard for the walls, roof, and chimney. Don't forget to cut windows and a door in some pieces.

Step 3: Preheat oven

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Take the dough out of the fridge and let it sit for 10 minutes.

Step 4: Shape the dough

On a large piece of wax paper, roll out the dough to a quarter-inch thickness. Lightly dust the dough with flour to keep it from sticking to your rolling pin.

Step 5: Cut the dough

Use your cardboard cutouts as guides to cut the dough into parts.

Tip: Bake extra pieces in case a few break during assembly.

Step 6: Bake the shapes

Grease cookie sheets and carefully transfer the shapes to them, spaced one inch apart. Bake them for 6 to 15 minutes, depending on the size. The cookies are done when the edges begin to darken.

Step 7: Trim the pieces

Trim the pieces as necessary while the cookies are still warm, and then let them cool overnight.

Step 8: Make royal icing

Spread royal icing on a foamcore base, which you can find at craft stores. Cover the remaining icing with a damp cloth to keep it from hardening.

Step 9: Assemble the walls

Fill a pastry bag with icing and begin assembling the walls by piping icing liberally along the sides of two pieces and then holding them together until the icing is completely dry. Let the walls stand for at least an hour before you put on the roof.

Tip: To help hold the gingerbread pieces in place, use clean canned goods to prop them up.

Step 10: Put on the roof

Angle the cookies that make the roof so that about an inch hangs over the walls, then put on your chimney. When the house is fully assembled, let it sit at least eight hours before decorating it.

Step 11: Decorate your house

Time for the fun part -- decorating! Use a variety of your favorite candies -- and your imagination -- to turn your basic house into a sweet dream home.

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[GaaZHD]

Where is Aunt Hilda?

[JustMoiHailey]

Who else just watched this because you were bored? :P

[pikminluigifan25]

Got to hand it to those who actually make these gingerbread houses. It's an insane project.

[patbob101]

Bitch said this was easy!!!!!!!!!!!

[moth2flie]

i love this because u cant see the hands when it is being rolled out for little one it would be like magic how cute

[bigdotof]

Well done. I love GB

[raduliviugeorge]

@GaaZHD in the behind the scenes she probably says " Make that shit into a penis and make it big"

[unaizhrvatskezg]

Where can i buy days?

[PostItsDead]

... I wish mine came out like this.. :(



[BBSBSensashunz]

This is good cinematography.

[Missfredfan01]

no hands

[WVSCProductions]

3days? Da fuk........