Name: Quaint Gingerbread House
Yield: Makes 1 gingerbread house about 9 × 5 inches (23 × 12 cm) and 7½ inches (19 cm) tall
Ingredients: 1 tsp (5 mL) lemon juice; 2 recipes Maple Gingerbread Cutout cookie dough, shaped into 3 discs, wrapped, and chilled; 9- × 5-inch (2 L) loaf pan, ideally with angled sides; 2 cups (500 mL) icing sugar, sifted; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) white corn syrup; Icing sugar, for dusting; 2 egg whites

Preparation info

Makes
1

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

A gingerbread house takes a little time and planning, but it doesn’t have to be overly difficult and it should be a task that you share with others. This is a modestly proportioned abode, so it won’t completely take over the dining room table.

Ingredients

Structure

2 recipes Maple Gingerbread Cutout cookie dough, shaped into 3 discs, wrapped, and chilled

Method

Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C) and line 3 baking trays with parchment paper.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the first disc of gingerbread cookie dough into a rectangle about 20 inches (50 cm) by 10 inches (25 cm) and ¼ inch (6 mm) thick. Pla