Candy cane gingerbread house

Decorating a gingerbread house is the ultimate holiday baking activity. Take these edible Christmastime homes to the next level with cute ideas.

This is basically the only time that decorating is more fun than eating.

I love to see the end of a project, like this Christmas cottage—but my favorite part is the process. It's fun to watch the gingerbread, icing and candy decorations come together creatively. —Johanna Rosson, Fort Hood, Texas

With zero knowledge of how houses are really built, I’m only guessing that gingerbread house building is akin to laying drywall, whereas this sugar cube house pays homage to the bricklayer. B…

Decorating gingerbread houses is a holiday tradition and I found 15 gingerbread houses to inspire your creativity this Christmas season.

The gingerbread (Lebkuchen in German) was created by medieval monks in the 13th century. But the tradition of baking gingerbread house (Lebkuchenhaus) started only in the 19th century. In this time, the Brothers Grimm published a collection of fairy tale, including “Hansel and Gretel”. Do you remember this part of the story? “In the middle of the clearing was a little house made entirely of gingerbread! The roof was tarred with icing, the window frames were licorice, and the trees and bushes…

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If you're planning to make Gingerbread houses this year, (or perhaps having Gingerbread house parties with your kids) these Gingerbread house designs will get your creative juices flowing! These Gingerbread house decorations ideas are so much fun! Cool gingerbread houses to make this year