Sugar Spun Run · by Sam Merritt★ 4.4 (30)

Gingerbread House Recipe

Name: Gingerbread House Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 1, 1 -2 houses
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: ½ cup unsalted butter (softened); ½ cup dark brown sugar (firmly packed ); ½ cup unsulphured molasses; 1 large egg; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger; 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ½ teaspoon salt; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 5 cups powdered sugar; 2 ½ Tablespoons meringue powder; 6 Tablespoons water; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Food coloring (optional); Candies (sprinkles, peppermints etc. for decorating (optional))

NUTRITION · PER SERVING58M COOK

CAL —·PRO 100%

CARBS ——

16G FIBER

FAT 102G—

61G SAT41G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A sturdy, fully edible gingerbread house decorated with royal icing and candy. An elaborate baking project that doubles as holiday decoration.

dessertamericanbaked goodvegetarian

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Ingredients

serves 1

½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
½ cup dark brown sugar (firmly packed )
½ cup unsulphured molasses
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour
5 cups powdered sugar
2 ½ Tablespoons meringue powder
6 Tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Food coloring (optional)
Candies (sprinkles, peppermints etc. for decorating (optional))

At a glance

PER SERVING · TIME 58M