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Ingredients

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All-purpose flour, for dusting

Molasses-Gingerbread Cookie Dough

Caramel Syrup for Gingerbread House

Royal Icing for Gingerbread House

Clear rock candy

Sanding sugar

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Snow-Swept Gingerbread Cottage

Snow-Swept Gingerbread Cottage

Snow-Swept Gingerbread Cottage

Snow-Swept Gingerbread Cottage

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • All-purpose flour, for dusting
  • Molasses-Gingerbread Cookie Dough
  • Caramel Syrup for Gingerbread House
  • Royal Icing for Gingerbread House
  • Clear rock candy
  • Sanding sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out gingerbread dough to about 1/8 inch thick. Chill until firm, about 1 hour. Lightly dust top of dough with flour. Place templates on top, and cut out shapes with a paring knife. (Use a small utility knife to cut out the windows.) Transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until just beginning to brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely.

Working with one piece at a time, frostchimney shapes with royal icing; sprinkle withrock candy while still wet (leave all but toppart of one side free for attaching to house).Set aside to dry.

To make windows, line a baking sheet with a Silpat. Make caramel syrup. Place a gingerbread section on prepared sheet, flat side down; pour caramel syrup into window spaces. Let syrup cool and harden on baking sheet before turning over and decorating.

Using a pastry bag with a fine plain tip (No. 1),pipe royal icing around windows and doorsand down side edges of house. While icing isstill wet, sprinkle with sanding sugar. Gentlyshake off excess sugar, and let dry.

Pipe windowpanes, door-frame details, and Christmas-tree edging with the #1 tip. Switch to an open-star tip (No. 16) to accent the corners of the windows and doors.

When decorations have dried, assemble house, roof, and chimney pieces, following our step-by-step how-to. When assembling chimney, attach two side pieces to front at the base, then attach sloped sides; finish with top two side pieces. Brush edges at top of assembled chimney with caramel; secure top piece in place. To attach chimney, pipe icing on side without candy; quickly press onto house, holding firmly until set. Use the No. 16 tip to create shingle pattern on roof and eaves.

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38 Ratings

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38 Ratings

5 star values:

                                  7

4 star values:

                                  2

3 star values:

                                  17

2 star values:

                                  8

1 star values:

                                  4

38 Ratings

5 star values:

                                  7

4 star values:

                                  2

3 star values:

                                  17

2 star values:

                                  8

1 star values:

                                  4

38 Ratings

5 star values:

                                  7

4 star values:

                                  2

3 star values:

                                  17

2 star values:

                                  8

1 star values:

                                  4
  • 5 star values:
  • 7
  • 4 star values:
  • 2
  • 3 star values:
  • 17
  • 2 star values:
  • 8
  • 1 star values:
  • 4

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: 1 stars

11/24/2017

                Im tired of her recipes.. none of them work... or are missing something.. Wheres the instructions on how to make the windows?? boooo Martha

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

12/22/2015

                It's pretty frustrating that there is no roof in the templates provided.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

12/23/2012

                I departed from a tried and true gh recipe as I feel I can depend on Martha, Not this time.  Very dissapointing to work with, eat, etc.  AND I am following all the through with construction, as I agree not many people actually eat the house, usually the candy off it.  AND,  Where are the eggs in this recipe??

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

12/20/2012

                I downloaded the template for the this cottage, but it is missing the roof pattern.  Are there supposed to be 2 pages for this download?

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: 1 stars

11/24/2017

                Im tired of her recipes.. none of them work... or are missing something.. Wheres the instructions on how to make the windows?? boooo Martha

Rating: 1 stars

Rating: Unrated

12/22/2015

                It's pretty frustrating that there is no roof in the templates provided.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated

12/23/2012

                I departed from a tried and true gh recipe as I feel I can depend on Martha, Not this time.  Very dissapointing to work with, eat, etc.  AND I am following all the through with construction, as I agree not many people actually eat the house, usually the candy off it.  AND,  Where are the eggs in this recipe??

Rating: Unrated

12/20/2012

                I downloaded the template for the this cottage, but it is missing the roof pattern.  Are there supposed to be 2 pages for this download?

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