Homemade Gingerbread House

Learn how to make a sturdy and completely edible gingerbread house! My recipe includes a template for one large house or two small houses.

Ingredients

For house

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened (113g)
• ½ cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed (100g)
• ½ cup unsulphured molasses (120ml)
• 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 (500g)

Royal icing

• 5 cups powdered sugar (625g)
• 2 ½ Tablespoons meringue powder (27g)
• 6 Tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Food coloring (optional)

• Candies, sprinkles, peppermints etc. for decorating (optional)