Yield: 6

Gingerbread Houses.... our family's style!!

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds powdered sugar
  • 6 egg whites
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar

Instructions

  1. Beat egg whites in mixer until fluffy (1-2 minutes)
  2. Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, mix.
  3. Add cream of tartar, mix.
  4. Preform the icicle test by dipping finger into frosting, hold it up in the air, icing should drip down but hold like an icicle. (see photo tutorial)
  5. If not then add 1 Tbsp powdered sugar at a time until stiff enough.
  6. box of graham crackers (can use full length or carefully break in half for smaller house)
  7. Several bags of candy-- we like: Necco wafers (for roof shingles), red and green gumdrops, cinnamon red hots, chocolate santa's, peeps snowmen, red and green M&M's, rollos, mini candy canes (crush for snow), coconut (for snow), etc
  8. Use heavy duty plastic baggies for frosting bag, cut off the tip, use a twist tie to secure twisted top end.
  9. Cover the bottom of heavy duty paper plates with tin foil, use for the base of the ginger bread house, AND have a lot of fun!!