Easy Gingerbread House for Kids Recipe
Kid-friendly gingerbread houses are easily created using no-bake toaster pastries, simplifying construction and eliminating the need for baking or rolling.
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Instructions
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Prepare royal icing.
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Transfer icing to a pastry bag or a resealable bag with a cut tip.
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Trim the top corners off two brown toaster pastries to form the roof line for the house sides.
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Apply icing to the base and secure one trimmed toaster pastry vertically.
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Pipe icing at a right angle on the base next to the first pastry.
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Attach an uncut toaster pastry horizontally, forming a corner, and secure the walls with icing; use supports if needed.
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Allow icing to dry for at least one hour.
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Repeat the assembly process for the remaining house sides.
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Pipe icing onto the cut corners of the house sides, then attach one frosted toaster pastry as a roof panel.
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Attach the second frosted toaster pastry to complete the roof, adding icing between panels if needed.
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Decorate as desired with candies, gel icing for features, and flaked coconut for snow.