Make gingerbread houses without rolling out dough or using cookie cutters. Simply the best!
More About This Recipe
- Let’s face it—we all identify gingerbread houses with the Christmas holiday and enjoy admiring creative designs of cookie architecture. However, at first glance, these house-shaped confections can seem like more trouble than they are worth. But making gingerbread houses can actually be really simple, as is the case with our Easy Gingerbread Houses that don’t require rolling out or cutting out cookie dough, which is half the battle! Since making the cookies is so simple, you’re free to use your creativity and energy on decorating which is obviously the most fun part! If you really want to simplify the process, consider baking up a batch of house-shaped gingerbread cookies and storing them in the freezer! Then you’ll already be halfway to gingerbread success. Place undecorated cookies in containers with tight-fitting lids and freeze. When you’re ready to decorate, remove from the container and allow cookies to thaw. Need more expert tips to prep for cookie season? We’ve got more expert tips to prep for cookie season!
Easy Gingerbread Houses
- Prep Time 1 hr 20 min
- Total 2 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 4
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1 roll (30 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Gingerbread Cookie Dough
- Decorating icing (from 6.4-oz aerosol can)
- Multi-Bran Chex™ Cereal
- Assorted small candies
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Cut cookie dough into 16 equal pieces. Work with 1 piece of dough at a time; refrigerate remaining dough pieces until needed.
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Step2For each cookie, cut 1 piece of dough into 3 equal slices. Place 2 slices side by side on ungreased cookie sheet; press into 3x3 1/2-inch rectangle (see photo). Place third slice on center of long side of rectangle; press slice into triangle for roof (house should be about 5 inches tall). Repeat with remaining dough making total of 16 house shapes, 1 1/2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
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Step3Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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Step4Decorate with icing; use cereal for shingles and candy for house features. Let stand until frosting is set, about 30 minutes. Store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.
Nutrition
230
Calories
10g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
30g
Total Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie (undecorated)
- Calories
- 230
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 3 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 180mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 0mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 30g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 15g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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