I needn’t emphasize yet again how much better everything is on a stick.
you will need*
gingerbread cookie recipe
royal icing
this template
dough scraper or knife
*I used Martha’s recipe for gingerbread, but cut it in half and reduced the amount of pepper. Find the lollipop sticks, decorating bag, coupler, tips and sprinkles in the craft store. You may find the food coloring there, too, but I prefer Americolor soft gel pastes, Bright White. For tips on finding supplies, click HERE.
step one: bake your cookies
Prepare gingerbread dough, chill, roll out on a floured surface according to the recipe. Use the templateto cut out the sides and roof of the house. Bake according to recipe and let cool.
step two: prepare your frosting
Prepare royal icing according to recipe and brighten with white food coloring. Prepare a frosting bag with a coupler and size “3″ tip, fill with icing and tie closed with a rubber band.
step three: assemble your house
Use the icing as glue to assemble the house. Let dry completely.
step four: decorate your house
Decorate however you like. I used the white icing with a size “2″ tip for details and coated the roof with sprinkles.
step four: make a pop
Skewer a marshmallow on its side (the rounded side, not the flat part) and insert into the house.
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35 Comments
These are so cute that I nearly died when I saw the picture. You're a genius!
Oh now that's what I call mega cute and yummi too! Awesome job!! Samantha :0)
Super cute!!
very very cute! I'll bet kids would love these!
Now those are very cute and creative! LOVE!
How amazingly creative.
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Brilliant! I wondered how you made the houses stay on the sticks!
Omg THAT is brilliant!
You really love anything on pops hahaha, good job!
Just darling!!! I think you have cornered the market on "cute," my dear! Love your tutorial, as always!
Darling! So festive!
Okay Meaghan, This may be the cutest treat on a stick yet! I absolutely LOVE them!!! Ingenious! Thanks for the template , and the marshmallow is brilliant(I was wondering how it held up with the stick)!
These are SO adorable!! I wish I was more of a fan of gingerbread
But I will still love just looking at them!
Love these!
so cute,will be happy if u link this for the jingle event
SO gosh-darn cute! love them!
You've outdone yourself! CUTE!
very, VERY lovely.
These are amazing, great job. I am sure they make amazing gifts and make your guest scream with Holiday Cheer.
I'm so impressed right now! come on over and link up to MMM
How many houses does half the recipe make?
WOW!!!
You all feed my ego daily!!! Thank you all for great comments
Katie, good question. Hmmm, I only made 5 houses and I have lots of dough left I'm using for other stuff. Half a recipe made two plus of the big houses, so I'd guess (just a guess) you can get at least 10. maybe more
I love these! Thanks for sharing!
I am in love with these. I will have to try this out next year since I'm all gingerbread-ed out.
Okay thanks! I'll report back how many I get.
I got 16 plus one 7 in. cookie. I probably could have gotten 20, but I wanted the other cookie for something else.
Too cute!!
Oh wow, Katie, that's even more than I thought. Good to know! Would love to see how they turn out
I saw these and literally squeeled and scared my puppy who was sleeping. These are too cute and I want to make them.
Tasty & fun! The marshamallow inside is so cleaver!! I've featured this today, so be sure to grab a featured on button. Thanks for linking to Craftastic Monday:)
Oh. My. Goodness. You are brilliant
My daughter would flip for these teeny houses. If you plan to make houses again this year, you should consider entering my Global Gingerbread contest – it's basically a fun way to promote world peace and understand of other cultures.
Hi! This is the perfect idea for Christmas Party Treats for my son's class! They are decorating gingerbread houses and since you n ever get to eat them (especially in school) I thought that it would be fun to make these… so they COULD eat them!! BUT I have to make 27… can you please tell me, about how many you think that you can get out of the gingerbread recipe (Martha Stewart's) that you posted! I would really appreciate it!
Angela
Hi Angela! Yikes, I made these so long ago, I can't remember at all how many I got out of them. But I would definitely start with the entire original recipe from Martha, which I cut in half here. But I would bet you might need to make a 2nd batch. Hope this helps!!
So very cute!!! I am going to make these this year
Thanks & I hope you and your new arrival is doing WELL!