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Chocolate Gingerbread House

This cute "gingerbread" house is just what you need to make for the holidays!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate, gingerbread, gingerbread house
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 14 minutes
Servings 1 house

Ingredients

Chocolate Gingerbread

  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2/3 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 tsp  baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3-3 1/2 cups flour

Windows

  • Clear crystal mint candies

Royal Icing

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp  warm water
  • 1/2 tbsp light corn syrup
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Dough

  • Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, and corn syrup to mixer. Mix at low speed until fully blended. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, one cup at a time with your mixer on low, until all are incorporated. Separate your dough into 3 equal balls. Roll out each ball to about a 1/4" thickness between sheets of wax paper. Then chill these "flats" of dough for at least an hour before baking. Line your baking pans with parchment paper. Use gingerbread house cookie cutters to cut out the cookies. Cut out 2 house fronts, 2 house sides, and 2 roof tops. for the chimney, cut out 2 side chimney pieces and the front and back piece. Place into the freezer until ready to bake.
    Unwrap several clear candies (about 1 cup) and place in a plastic zip bag. Close the bag and crush the candies by using a hammer or the handle of a knife. bang the candies until fully crushed.
    Remove the cut out dough from the freezer. Add about 1 tablespoon of crushed candy into each window. Be sure that there is enough candy to completely fill the windows without leaving any gaps.
    Bake at 375 degrees for 10-14 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
    Place icing in a piping bag with a small round tip. Follow the instructions of the gingerbread house kit that you have to put it together, by using the icing as a "glue" to hold the sides together.
    Let the house dry completely, at minimum of overnight.

Royal Icing

  • In a small bowl, combine warm water, light corn syrup, and extract. Stir until corn syrup is dissolved. Add sugar water to powdered sugar and stir until completely combined. Mixture will be thick. Add water more water if needed little by little. Place icing in a piping bag with a small round tip. Decorate each cookie to your liking.