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Easy Gingerbread House Recipe

By Charlyn Keating Chisholm, About.com Guide

Heidi Jewett, director of recreation at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, N.Y., shares a fun, easy and quick way for kids to create gingerbread houses with graham crackers and royal icing.
Ingredients:
  • For Royal Icing:
  • 1 pound of confectionery sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 3 egg whites
Preparation:
Beat SLOWLY until stiff peaks form. Put icing in a pastry bag or plastic bag with a hole cut in the bottom corner to act as a pastry bag.

Use the icing to glue five graham crackers together and allow to harden. Then decorate with candy.

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