Gingerbread House With Stained Glass Windows
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Melt 2 sticks butter in a small saucepan over medium low heat.
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Stir in 1 cup granulated sugar.
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Add 1 cup molasses. Stir to combine.
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When the sugar has fully dissolved, take off the heat and cool slightly.
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Level off 4 cups of flour and add to a bowl.
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Add 1/2 cup more flour...
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Then add 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon baking soda.
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Add 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, and 2 teaspoons ground ginger.
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Mix all the dry ingredients together.
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Add the lukewarm butter mixture to the flour mixture and mix with a hand mixer until combined.
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Add the remaining 1/2 cup of flour and stir to combine fully.
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Place the dough on a piece of plastic wrap in a disk and wrap tightly. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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Roll the dough into a 1/8 inch thick disk.
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Use a stencil or a ruler to cut even rectangles. You can make different sizes for multiple styles.
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Cut the top of the rectangle to create a roof and use the triangle to cut the chimney. Cut out star.
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The star cut out will be where you will make the stained glass window.
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Use a bench scraper to place the cookies on the parchment lined cookie sheet.
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Continue with the rest of the houses. Make the edges perfectly straight by pressing against knife.
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Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes.
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To make stained glass windows crush jolly rancher candies in a small baggie with a rolling pin.
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When you have 3 minutes left of baking add the candy pieces in the window holes and put back in oven
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Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool completely.
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Make the royal icing by adding all of the ingredients in a stand mixer. Mix on medium speed.
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Wipe down the sides of the bowl and slowly add water to thin to desired consistency.
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We want the icing to have a soft peak.
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You can also color the icing if you desire.
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Place the pastry bag over a cup and then add the icing.
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Grab the bag and rotate the top to create a “seal.”
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Cut a very small tip off the bottom of the pastry bag. Begin piping in single strokes.
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Decorate with sprinkles.
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You can get creative and use different colors and sprinkles.
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Make lights with multicolored sprinkles.
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Have fun with it and be creative.
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Use led lights in the back to light up the windows. Happy holidays!
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Italian trained chef, momma of 3. Easy family #recipes. Recipes are in my cooking school or blog.
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