Gingerbread House Recipe

Recipe by Becky Porter

Prep

30 minutes

Cook

overnight and bake for 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 5 ½ c flour
• 1 t baking soda
• 1 t salt
• 1 T cocoa
• 1 T cinnamon
• 1 T ginger
• ½ c butter
• ¼ c Crisco/shortening
• 1 ¼ c sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ c molasses

Instructions

Prepare dough and place in the fridge overnight. Roll out to 1/8 inch on trays and then cut - don't try to transfer to sheets after cutting large areas. Bake at 350° F for 7 to 10 minutes. Use Royal icing to glue it together and to its base, and for decorating. Note: the dough cooks larger than cut.