i have made
gingerbread villages
chateaus
houses
for as long as i can remember
last year
i spotted
little gingerbread houses perched on a mug
from
(as far as i can tell--this is her original idea)
giddy and obsessed
as i have been known to get
i went to hubster
he agreed to
make cookie cutters
(so i wouldn't have to knife cut each piece)
blowtorch in one hand
pliers in the other
he made these
i
in turn
made these
use your favorite gingerbread cookie recipe
bake as directed
cool
assemble and decorate
tip:
i plane the sides with a microplane to ensure straight edges
these attach quite easily with
(make it nice and stiff)
the wreaths are also made from royal icing colored green
piped with a no.63 tip onto parchment paper
sprinkles for berries
allow to dry overnight--remove carefully--attach with royal icing
i am using them this year
as place cards
piping names on the broad side of the house
and
packaging them
like so
as gifts for friends
(you can get a template for the house from the not martha link above)