I finally made these!! I have been meaning to make these for years and I’m so glad I finally did. Spotted on Not Martha years ago. Megan’s blog is awesome!
A few tips I have for these are:
- Definitely don’t skimp on the refrigeration times
- Use the proper tool to cut out the shapes and make sure they are straight. Helps when assembling them. I did not use a little slicer, but a small knife and my cookies were not as smooth as they could have been.
- Roll the dough out thin. I didn’t really pay attention to the thickness, but the thinner the better.
- I cut the gingerbread recipe in half and found that was plenty
- I also used a pre mix bag of royal icing to make things easier. Just add water.
- Double count your cookie cut outs making sure you have the right number of roofs and walls to match up
- Keep adding icing as your clue if you find the cookies aren’t sticking. Keep a damp cloth over royal icing so it doesn’t dry out.
These definitely were not perfect but a lof of fun to make and I expect my next batch to turn out a bit cleaner looking! I am giving these away as little Christmas gifts.
These are adorable! Also, your pictures are very pretty. Do you use any special filters or do anything to them in Photoshop?
So cool
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These look fantastic! I love them but I don’t think I would have the patience to make them myself.
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This is adorable<33
Now this is truly wonderful! I need to make these pronto!
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My boss actually sent me the link to these a couple of weeks ago, and it’s been in the back of my mind to make them. They are just so cute, I can’t wait to try it!
I too have wanted to make these. Yours are very lovely…and I am, again, inspired. So…Christmas has come and gone…but next year! Nice job!
Simply adorable! You have a beautiful blog here and I have just nominated you for the food stories award http://illhavetheworks.com/2013/01/02/my-first-blog-award-nomination/
And here’s the direct link to the site http://foodstoriesblog.com/food-stories-award/).
These are so cute! I totally need to remember them for next year – although I’m not sure I can resist the idea of making them from shortbread dough and icing them in spring colours…
Ahh these are so sweet! Really want to make them!
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Is this not the most amazing sight you have ever seen?!
A gingerbread house! On a coffee cup! :-O
A GINGERBREAD HOUSE!!! On a COFFEE CUP!!! :-O
I’m starving now