Gingerbread House

Gingerbread House

  • Preparation 30 min
  • Cooking 10 min
  • Chilling 1 h
  • Makes 2 houses
Featured in RICARDO Magazine HOLIDAY 2014 (p. 118)
  • Vegetarian
  • Nut-free

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Ingredients

  • Cookies

    • 3 3/4 cups (565 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
    • 1 tbsp ground ginger
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
    • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter, softened
    • 1 cup (210 g) lightly packed brown sugar
    • 1/2 cup (125 ml) molasses
    • 1 egg
  • Icing

    • 1 egg white
    • 1 1/2 cups (195 g) icing sugar
  • Decorations

    • Multicoloured jellybeans or other candies, small candy canes and/or sticks, chocolate drops, liquorice in various colours and shapes, red and/or green mints
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Preparation

  • Cookies

  • Icing

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