"With gingerbread houses, you want to make sure all of the pieces are fully baked, if not even a little overbaked," Julie McAllister tells us. She adds that "moisture or give in the cookie will be ...

In her free time, Rorabaugh is still engineering and building — but not cars. She makes gingerbread houses. We are talking huge, elaborate monuments of sugar (that can hold 30 pounds or more ...

Royal icing is ideal for decorating gingerbread houses, and you can make your own or buy it from a craft store. Water may be added by the half-teaspoon to thin the icing out to desired consistency.

So, please let's share the cool things we've made in our own homes and bakeries, that we've come across in life or that we've found on the Internet. Comments and gingerbread photos welcome below.

Gingerbread is nearly synonymous with Christmastime.For our house, we opted for a simple cottage with short walls and a steep roof. Templates can be downloaded from the internet or you can make ...

The gingerbread houses were on display, judged by John Sanders of Sanders Pace Architecture, and local “mid-century modern guru” Andrew Oxenham. Kayla Oakley took first prize, followed by ...

The houses will be on display at 101 West Lexington Avenue in Independence, Missouri, tonight through January 5, 2024. Each home as a QR code on display next to it.

This year’s event, happening Dec. 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Studer Community Institute Building at 220 W Garden St in Downtown Pensacola, is free to the public, with gingerbread houses of ...