##  [Gingerbread House 2010](/index%2ephp/craft/gingerbread-house-2010) 

  Posted by Christoph on 23 Dec 2010 

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     ![Gingerbread house with roof decorated in red licorice, colorful candies, and white icing.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_512x288_focal_point_webp/public/2026-03/P1000377.jpg.webp?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=ucVYz950) 

 

 



Material

Gingerbread dough

Candy, lots of it, in a range of colors and varieties

Nuts and seeds

1 cup of powdered sugar

Lemon juice

 

 

Instructions

Roll the gingerbread dough into thin sheets and bake it well. Let cool.



 



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 ![Group of people decorating gingerbread houses with colorful candies. Christmas tree in background.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2026-03/P1000365.jpg.webp?itok=w-v8Yrs4)

 

 



Add lemon juice slowly to the powdered sugar and mix until you have a thick paste - this will be your "glue".



 



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 ![Group of people decorating gingerbread houses at a long table with various candies.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2026-03/P1000366_0.jpg.webp?itok=F5PX05xf)

 

 



Cut gingerbread into shapes to make walls, roof halves and other parts of your house.



 



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 ![Three men decorating a gingerbread house on a table, a Christmas tree in the background.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2026-03/P1000368.jpg.webp?itok=R8TJtAkg)

 

 



Be creative here, but remember that intricate designs will be really hard to put together, and much harder to keep together.