Traditional gingerbread houses however can be quite time ... Place the graham crackers on the top of the house to make the roof and secure with icing. Carefully use a knife to cut out two ...

You can make your gingerbread houses as simple or intricate as you ... or even small white pom-poms to mimic the look of snow or icing. You could also cut out snowflake shapes from white paper ...

Use the pointed end to make six little holes ... the sharp cocktail sticks from your gingerbread house before eating it, to avoid a choking hazard.) Pipe icing between the cocktail sticks and ...

Spicy gingerbread cookies are an essential addition to any holiday dessert platter. Made with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and ...

Defrost, roll and bake! The baked gingerbread men can also be frozen before icing. You can make a pipeable icing by mixing together 100g/3½oz sifted icing sugar with 4 teaspoons lemon juice.

They aren't supersweet, so feel free to be generous with your icing decorations. If you want something a bit different, add both cocoa powder and melted bittersweet chocolate to the gingerbread dough.