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Pre-Built Gingerbread Cookie House Kit

Pre-Built Gingerbread House

Pre-Made Icing

Assortment of Candies

Step-By-Step

Step 1: Icing Preparation

Knead/massage the icing pouch for 1-2 minutes bringing icing to room temperature and making it more adhesive.

Cutting the icing tip: Remove cap and snip the tip 1/4″ from the end. Your icing is now ready for decorating the house.

Step 2: Decorate Your House

Use icing and candies to decorate your house.

Day of the Dead Chocolate House / Dia de los Muertos

Pre-Baked Cookies

Pre-Made Icing

Assortment of candies

Step 1: Icing Pouch Preparation

Knead the icing pouch for 1-2 minutes bringing icing to room temperature and making it more adhesive. To start the flow of icing, remove the cap snip 1/4 from the top of the tip. Be sure not to cut the opening too large. Your icing is now ready to use.

Step 2: Arrange House Pieces for Assembly

Lay out House pieces on the table with the front and back panels face down. Separate the teeth pieces by gently breaking along the snap lines between sections.

Step 3: Apply Icing to Panels

To ensure there is enough icing to stick the pieces, pipe a zigzag of icing along the edges of the front, back and side panels as shown. Cardboard pad containing house cookies may be used as a base for setting up your house.

Step 4: Erect Walls

Place back panel of house onto the pad, then press side wall up against icing strip on back panel. Repeat process with second side wall, then front panel. Adjust walls to create a good rectangle prior to putting on roof pieces.

Step 5: Apply Icing to House Peaks

Pipe a zigzag of icing along roof edges of front and back panels.

Step 6: Add roof

Attach roof panels to house peaks and hold in place for one minute. Add a zigzag of icing between roof pieces. Hold in place for another minute while icing sets. Wait 15 minutes prior to decorating your house.

Step 7: Add Teeth

Pipe a zigzag of icing along the sides of the longer teeth cookie. Gently press the two shorter teeth cookies into the icing of the longer teeth cookie, as shown. Pipe a zigzag of icing along the sides of the shorter teeth cookies, then gently press into the front panel of the house. Adjust the teeth cookies to make a good rectangle.

Step 8: Icing Preparation

Carefully cut the end of the writer, as shown.

Step 9: Decorate

You are now ready to decorate your house!

Haunted Pre-Built Gingerbread House Kit

Pre-Built Gingerbread House

Pre-Made Icing

Assortment of Candies

Step-By-Step

Step 1: Icing preparation

Knead/massage the icing pouch for 1-2 minutes briking icing to room temperature and making it more adhesive. CUTTING THE ICING TIP: remove cap and snip the tip 1/4 from the end. Your icing is now ready for decoration the house.

Step 2: Decorate your house

Use icing and candies to decorate your house.