Instead of a kit for making a gingerbread house this year, I wanted to make one from scratch. There was a recipe, template, and directions on Simple Bites, one of the blogs I read on a semi-regular basis. It didn't seem too difficult, so we gave it a whirl!
We wanted to decorate the house while Kelly, Jon, and Carter were visiting, so we planned ahead to be ready. We mixed up the dough on Wednesday evening while making candy cane blossoms for school, and Friday we cut and baked the pieces. There was enough dough left to make a few gingerbread cutouts, so we did some mini gingerbread men to go with the house, as well as some angel's (Sophie's choice) and some Santa heads (Hannah's choice).
Saturday we made some royal icing and pieced the house together, leaving it to set and harden overnight. Since Sunday was busy with church, gifts, and Christmas dinner, we didn't get around to decorating the house until Monday morning.
Carter was a super helper until he was "all done." How do you like the gingerbread man climbing up the roof? That's his touch! Hannah and Sophie finished the job after Carter was all through.
This was not too difficult and we've determined that it definitely tastes far better than the store bought kits. Delicious!
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