Better Sledders Cookies
instructions
Two days in advance: Make sled. Tint 4 oz. fondant red; roll out 1/8 in. thick. Using knife, cut a 6 1/2 x4 1/4 in. rectangle.
Place on waxed paper-covered cake board dusted with cornstarch. Dust one end of rectangle with cornstarch and wrap 2/3 of the way around plastic dowel rod dusted with cornstarch.
Smooth with fingers and let dry two days. One day in advance: Make cookies. Place on waxed paper-covered board.
Pipe tip 5 dot eyes and nose, string mouth. Add tip 18 rosette buttons.
For scarves, tint portions of fondant green and yellow.
Roll out 1/8 in. thick. Cut 5/8 in. wide strip with pizza wheel.
Cut fringe with scissors. Attach to cookie with damp brush.
For hats, tint portions of fondant blue and violet. Shape into a 3/8 in. triangle with hands. Attach to cookie with damp brush. Let dry overnight.
Pipe tip 18 rosette pompom and zigzag hat band.
For each cookie, cut triangle shapes from cake board, 2 in. high x 1 in. wide for easels.
Attach lollipop sticks and front boy cookie to sled with royal icing; slant sticks to reach boy's hands.
Attach cookie easels to back of cookie. Attach 2nd boy cookie and easels with royal icing.
Crunchy Kids
instructions
For kid wearing coat and scarf, pipe coat with icing, smooth with spatula. Using candy pen, decorate stripes on coat.
Roll out fruit jelly rounds on waxed paper sprinkled with granulated sugar. Using paring knife, cut boot shapes and strips for scarf and scarf tail. Cut slits on scarf tail for fringe. Attach boots and scarf strips with dots of icing. Attach mini multi-colored candies for buttons.
Decorate swirl fur on boots and spiral hair on head. Pipe dot eyes (flatten and smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Attach mini multi-colored candies for pupils and nose. Pipe outline smile.
Ghostly Guest House
instructions
Prepare decorating icings following instructions.
Fill decorating bags with black and orange icing.
Outline seams of assembled house with black icing.
Decorate top of chimney with black and orange outlines; chimney will be attached later.
Decorate windows with crossing outlines in black.
Decorate shutters with alternating black and orange outlines.
Outline entire window area in black.
Attach purple and orange round candies for window sills.
Decorate designs on top edge of windows with c-motion in black icing.
Outline door area in black icing.
Immediately attach purple and orange round candies on sides of door.
Attach candy corn awning; hold in place until set.
Outline door window in black, then fill in with orange icing.
Pipe dots of black icing on house front and back, below roof line.
Using a spatula, ice roof smooth in orange icing.
Decorate each roof section with scallops in black icing.
Attach chimney to roof with orange icing.
Attach purple and orange round candies to front and back
eaves with dots of icing. Attach candy corn upright to peaks of roof
and around base of house. Attach icing decorations to house and chimney.
Cover area around house with tinted coconut and sprinkles.
Assembled house measures approximately
6 3/4" wide x 3 1/2" deep x 7" high.
*Use your favorite candies to help achieve a different look.
Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies
instructions
Prepare and roll out gingerbread dough. For each snowflake, cut 3 cookies using 2nd smallest cutter. Cut 2 cookies in half. Bake and cool.
Using melted coating chocolate in cut parchment bag, pipe snowflake design on both sides of cookies (let one side set before decorating the other side).
Lay whole cookie flat. With melted candy, attach 2 cookie halves to cookie at a 45° angle. Prop in place until set. Stand cookie upright; on other side attach 2 cookie halves at a 45° angle. Let set.
Grinning Gingerbread Cupcakes
Eyes tip 4, press flat when icing crusts
pink mouth: tip 7 press flat when icing crusts
tip 4 smile and hair
Happy Little House Gingerbread Cookies
Prepare and roll out gingerbread dough.
Cut house using largest cutter; cut boy using cutter from holiday set.
Bake and cool.
Ice door and window areas smooth with spatula.
Pipe tip 12 outline roof and awning (pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch).
Outline door and windows with tip 5.
Add tip 2 icicles on windowsills and dots around door and windows.
Add tip 2 zigzag door window (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch).
Pipe tip 2 dot doorknob.
Pipe alternating tip 2 and tip 5 stripes on roof; add tip 5 stripes on awning.
Pipe tip 5 ball rocks below lower window.
For boy, pipe tip 2 eyes, mouth, bow tie and buttons.
Attach to house with icing.
Attach stick of gum to back of house for chimney.
Pipe tip 5 ball snow.
Holiday Chalet
instructions
Assemble house according to package directions.
Make 17 poinsettias on Flower Nail No. 7 with Tip 352 leaves and Tip 2 dot centers; let dry.
Using toothpick, mark small windows 1 1/4 in. square, double window 2 1/4 wide x 1 1/4 deep, door 3 1/2 in. high x 1 1/4 in. wide.
Pipe Tip 2 lattice for windows, Tip 47 (serrated side up) stripes for doors.
Outline door, wreath and windows with Tip 3 pull-out leaves; add Tip 2 dot holly berries.
Pipe Tip 18 triple stripes at house corners.
Ice roof with spatula, pipe Tip 21 rosettes on roof peak.
Attach flowers on roof and add Tip 3 vines and Tip 3 dot doorknob.
Ice board with spatula, cut jelly candies in half and position around house base.
Hopping High-Rise Cake
instructions
In advance, make 25 pickets and mold 6 bunny and 20 tulip candies:
Place picket pattern on cookie sheet, cover with parchment paper; outline and pipe in with white candy in cut disposable bag. Let harden at room temperature. Tint portions of white candy pink, yellow, violet, green and black using candy colors; mold tulips and bunnies using painting method. Refrigerate until firm; unmold.
Assemble bunny hutch following package instructions. When attaching house to cardboard base included in kit, cut hole in center of base to allow space for cap nut. Mark window and door patterns with toothpick, outline and pipe in with melted candy in cut disposable bag.
Pipe in window boxes, flowers and shutters with candy; let harden and pipe horizontal lines on shutters; add dot doorknob. Attach caramels for chimney with royal icing.
Attach mini wheat shingles to roof and over door with royal icing.
Turn 8 in. plate face down.
Cut 7 dowel rods to 4 in. long and tape horizontally to underside of plate for branches. Pipe tip 21 lines in royal icing to cover rods; let dry overnight. Turn plate over.
Glue legs to bottom of 14 in. plate with super strength glue.
Ice 1-layer cake smooth with buttercream and prepare for center column construction.
Attach two 6 1/2 in. columns,secure to bottom bolt, position 8 in. plate on top and secure with top cap nut. Pipe tip 21 royal icing lines over top of plate and continue to cover tops of rods for branches.
Build up tip 21 lines on columns to resemble tree trunk.
Remove icing on trunk in door and window areas with spatula.
Pipe-in tip 6 door and window (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch).
Attach pickets with buttercream, 1 in. apart on cake sides.
Attach tulips with dots of melted candy.
Pipe tip 233 pull-out grass on cake top and bottom border in buttercream.
Pipe tip 366 leaves on branches.
To make lantern, cover mini marshmallow with melted yellow candy; let set. With melted candy in cut disposable bag, pipe black lines and red and yellow flame. Pipe tip 6 top with royal icing; attach lantern with royal icing. Position house on top and add bunnies and icing decorations.
House On The Hill Cupcakes
instructions
Prepare and roll out dough.
Cut one 3 1/2 in. high house cookie, one medium size round cookie (using cutter from 101 piece set) and 12 mini tree cookies.
To create 2 easels for house, cut a 3 in. triangle. Cut triangle in half lengthwise. Bake and cool all cookie pieces.
Using green royal icing, pipe tip 2 zigzags on trees; sprinkle immediately with nonpareils.
Decorate house cookie with royal icing. Pipe tip 2 yellow windows and door window (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch); let dry. Outline windows and door with tip 2 in white; sprinkle immediately with nonpareils.
Pipe tip 2 zigzag wreath in green.
Pipe tip 2 dot doorknob in white. Pipe tip 4 band eaves in white; attach mini candy-coated chocolates; let dry.
Attach snowmen icing decorations with royal icing on each side of door.
Attach cookie easel to back of house with royal icing; let dry.
Ice round cookie with royal icing and position house cookie on top.
Spatula ice cupcakes with buttercream; position trees and icing decorations on cupcakes. Position cupcakes on stand.
Jolly Gingerbread Guy Cookies
instructions
Prepare gingerbread recipe. Roll out and cut cookies using gingerbread boy cutter from set. Bake and cool following recipe directions.
Decorate the following in full-strength royal icing on a waxed paper-covered board. Pipe tip 2 dot eyes and nose and outline mouth in white.
Add tip 2 dot cheeks in pink. Pipe tip 2 zigzag pant legs in white. Outline and pipe in tip 3 bow tie in red; add tip 3 dot knot in red and buttons in green.
Picture Perfect Holiday Gingerbread Cookie
instructions
Prepare 1 cookie mix following package directions;, press into greased pan and bake., Cool a few minutes in pan then unmold on cooling grid to cool completely.
Use tip 21 to pipe rosette eyes and nose, zigzag trim on arms and legs, outline mouth and pull-out hair.
Add candy-coated chocolate eyes.
For frame:
Prepare second cookie mix and roll out. Use pattern to cut out 1 solid frame back and one open frame front.
Bake on cookie sheet per package directions and place on cooling grid to cool completely.
Pipe tip 21 zigzag around top frame and attach assorted candies.
Place picture between bottom and top frame, attaching together with icing. Attach frame to gingerbread boy with icing.
Note: Use laminated photo or to protect picture, place a piece of clear acetate on both sides. (Or have http://www.sugarcraft.com print on edible icing paper).
Old-Time Candy Shoppe Gingerbread House
instructions
Make tree in advance: Cut spearmint leaves horizontally in half. Attach bottom halves to bottom half of sugar cone using Tip 6 and royal icing. Attach top half of leaves (with vein imprint) on top half of cone. Pipe tip 5 snow mounds on tree. Let dry.
Assemble house according to package directions. Cover Styrofoam with Fanci-Foil and position house on base. Pipe tip 2 filigree design on front peak.
For roof shingles, attach pastel wafers with icing, in overlapping fashion, working from edge to peak of roof. Attach tiny disc candies upright along top of peak.
Trim peak and underneath eaves with Tip 18 shells. Ice windows and window area of door smooth. Outline windows and door with tip 6, using Brown/Red-Red combination icing.
Bend gum to form awning and attach with icing; pipe tip 2 beads along top edge. Pipe tip 352 pull-out leaves around roof line and at side window sills; add tip 2 dot holly berries. Attach pastel nonpareils candies to door sides and striped gum for window shutters.
Trim candy sticks and attach to corners of house; pipe Tip 18 shells on sides of candy sticks.
Cut marshmallows to assorted sizes and attach to base of house for bushes; cover with Tip 18 pull-out stars, add tip 2 dot holly berries. Ice board fluffy with spatula.
Break candy wafers in pieces and position in icing for walkway. Insert trimmed candy sticks on angles on base; attach gumballs to tops with icing.
Pipe tip 1 dots and hearts above windows and door.
Pipe tip 2 icicles around house. Write Tip 1 "Candy Shoppe" message.
Polar Playhouse Gingerbread House
instructions
Follow kit instructions for preparing icing and assembling house. Let dry.
Outline windows with tip 5; pipe in with tip 5 zigzags. Smooth with spatula. Add tip 5 outline curtains and pull-out icicles. Attach mini red, green and white candies around windows. Attach boy and girl icing decorations to front window.
For door window, pipe tip 5 zigzags; smooth with spatula. Outline door with tip 5; pipe in with tip 5 zigzags. Smooth with spatula.
Outline door window with tip 5. Attach mini red, green and white candies around door and door window.
Pipe tip 5 zigzags under eaves and at house and chimney seams. Ice roof smooth with spatula. Add icicles to eaves with tips 5 and 12. Pipe snow on chimney with tip 5.
Attach red and green pinwheel mints to front and back eaves, jelly rings with cherry sours to roof peak and mini red, green and white candies to chimney.
Ice cardboard base smooth.
For fence, cut jelly rings in half and attach, alternating with cherry sours.
Ready For Takeoff Gingerbread
instructions
Note: Combine Christmas Red and Red-Red to achieve red shade used.
In advance, use gingerbread dough and patterns to cut 2 Sleigh Sides (reverse pattern to cut opposite side), 1 Sleigh Back, 1 Sleigh Front, 2 Reindeer, 1 Mitten and 4 Reindeer Support pieces; bake and cool.
Bake and cool Stand-Up Snowman and 2 Mini Egg cakes, using firm-textured cake batter such as pound cake.
Decorate gingerbread pieces with royal icing: Ice sleigh pieces and mitten smooth.
Edge tops of sleigh pieces with tip 16 zigzags. With tip 3, outline reindeer, pipe-in hooves (pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch) and add string mouth.
With tip 4, pipe-in antlers and harness (pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch, add dot nose, eye and pupil. Pipe tip 13 pull-out star fur.
Attach 1 Reindeer Support to back of each reindeer leg with tip 3 dots of icing.
For Santa cake, cut dowel rod to 8 in. long and insert into side for arm, leaving 4 in. exposed. Trim edges off hat area to form round head. Decorate with buttercream: Build up legs with tip 12, piping 2 in. beyond side of cake. Cover legs with tip 16 stars.
Attach egg halves to legs for boots; ice bottoms smooth and cover tops with tip 16 stars. Build up arms and hat area with tip 12; pipe tip 12 front mitten. Cover face, hat and red jacket with tip 16 stars; overpipe nose. With tip 4, outline and pipe-in mouth and tongue (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch), add dot eyes. Pipe tip 1 string eyebrows.
Attach gingerbread mitten to extended arm with icing. Pipe tip 18 star fur trim on jacket, cuffs, hat brim and boots. Pipe tip 16 s-shaped pull-out stars for Santa's hair and beard; add tip 16 star pom-pom. Attach sleigh pieces around Santa with royal icing (taller piece is back, shorter piece is front).
Attach candy cane runners to sides. Position reindeer and attach licorice reins with buttercream icing. Attach spice drop to reindeer harness with icing. Add shredded coconut around sleigh and reindeer.
Rustic Retreat Gingerbread House
instructions
Make 5 trees. For largest tree, stack 3 sugar cones, for medium tree, stack 2 sugar cones; for smallest trees use single cones. Cover all cones with Tip 18 pull-out stars. Let dry. When dry, fill cones with icing and insert pretzel rods.
Cover Styrofoam with Fanci-Foil Wrap.
Assemble house according to package directions and attach to Styrofoam® base with royal icing.
Attach overlapping miniature wheat cereal pieces with royal icing for roof shingles beginning at eaves and working to peak (make sure frosted side of cereal faces upward).
Attach 4 caramels with royal icing for chimney.
Ice windows smooth with spatula and yellow icing; outline windows with Tip 2.
Attach pretzel rods to eaves and around entire house with royal icing.
Pipe-in mortar between pretzel rods with Tip 2.
Attach thin pretzels for shutters and door. Edge door with Tip 6 beads.
Attach 1/2 pretzel rod over door and 2 upright rods about 1 1/2 in. from door. Attach thin pretzels over rods to create awning.
Add Tip 5 icicles and snow on house.
Attach cut spearmint leaves around base for shrubs; cover tops with Tip 2 snow. Pipe Tip 352 pull-out leaf wreath with Tip 2 dot holly above doorway; repeat for window sill.
Ice base of house fluffy with spatula; position trees into base. Add path with crushed cookies. Attach ribbon around base. Sprinkle confectioners' sugar on house and trees.
Santa Calls It Home Gingerbread House
instructions
Assemble house on base according to package directions. Let set.
Make candy in advance. Use Gift Truffle Mold and "painting" method to make 12 candy gifts (6 with green ribbons, 6 with red ribbons). Refrigerate until firm, unmold.
Use Christmas Truffles Candy Mold and "painting" method to make 4 candy cane truffles and 4 holly berries truffles (fill molds only 1/2 full). Refrigerate until firm; unmold.
To make candy trees, place each size cutter on cookie sheet lined with waxed paper. Fill cutters 1/4 in. deep with melted candy.
Tap cookie sheet to level candy and freeze until set. Unmold.
Use melted white candy in cut parchment bag to pipe zigzag trim on trees. Attach tree to Candy Melts wafer base with melted candy. Attach candy cane "runners" to bottom of foil loaf cups with melted candy. Set aside.
Trim corners of house with Tip 16 zigzags; attach candy cane sticks. Ice door area smooth with spatula and outline with Tip 16.
Attach truffle windows with icing and trim with Tip 16 zigzags. Pipe Tip 16 zigzag garland underneath roof eaves; trim with cinnamon drops. Attach starlight mint for wreath above door and trim with Tip 349 pull-out leaves and Tip 2 dots. Ice roof fluffy with spatula and attach mints to roof peak.
Add Tip 16 zigzag trim on eaves. Pipe Tip 2 name and doorknob on front door. Ice base and walkway smooth; line walkway with mints and pipe Tip 16 pullout stars on top. Pipe Tip 16 icicles on house. Sprinkle sparkles on house. Position trees and sleigh. Add candy to sleigh.
The Best of Times Gingerbread House
instructions
Assemble house according to package directions and let dry.
In advance, make 3 gingerbread boy and 3 gingerbread girl candies using "painting" method and filling molds only half full. Refrigerate until firm; unmold.
To make sled, attach candy cane sleigh runners to bottom of sugar wafer cookies. Cut one gingerbread boy candy in half above knees and attach with Tip 16 and royal icing in sitting position. Let dry.
To make trees, cut spearmint leaves horizontally in half. Attach bottom halves to bottom half of sugar cone using Tip 6 and royal icing. Attach top half of leaves (with vein imprint) on top half of cone. Pipe Tip 5 snow mounds on tree. Let dry.
Ice side windows and all doors smooth with spatula and trim with Tip 3 zigzags. Pipe Tip 16 shells on peaks of house walls. Pipe Tip 16 zigzags on house corners and attach candy sticks.
Attach candy shutters and front windows; add Tip 16 shell trim. Ice roof smooth and attach assorted candies. Pipe Tip 16 zigzags on edges and peak and attach candy sticks. Pipe Tip 16 shells on top of peak and attach hollow-center candy. Pipe Tip 16 zigzags on eaves; cut spice drops in half and attach to eaves.
To make balcony, attach 4 candy sticks to bottom of sugar wafer cookie with royal icing, let dry. When dry, attach bottoms of candy sticks to house base with royal icing, let dry.
Using Tip 16 and royal icing, attach candy-coated licorice bits upright for railing spindles; trim cinnamon gum and attach for handrail with Tip 16 stars. Let dry completely.
Ice base of house fluffy with spatula; position candy pieces for walkway. For snow hill under sled, stack marshmallows and ice smooth. Attach boy on sled, trees and townspeople.
The Coolest Recess! Gingerbread House
instructions
Make trees in advance: Use serrated knife to trim sugar cones to various heights. Using royal icing, cover trees with Tip 16 pull-out stars.
Add Tip 2 dots pull-out snow; let dry.
Assemble house according to package directions; attach to board.
Cut cinnamon gum into small pieces and attach to roof with icing in overlapping fashion, starting at eaves.
Cut wafer cookie into 4ths and attach upright for chimney.
Roll out fondant and use gingerbread boy cutter from set to cut out 11 children. Pipe Tip 1 eyes, mouth and hair.
Pipe-in Tip 2 shoes (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch and Tip 3 clothing.
Pipe-in windows and door with Tip 7 zigzags (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch).
Outline window panes and door with Tip 3; attach mini jawbreaker doorknobs. Edge house seams with Tip 16 zigzags.
Pipe Tip 7 and 3 snow and icicles on roof top, house sides and chimney.
Pipe Tip 104 band banner over doorway; print Tip 1 message; outline banner with Tip 3 Break off 1 in. length of candy cane and attach with icing over door for bell hanger. Attach shoestring licorice to candy bell from kit and position on hanger.
Ice cake board fluffy with spatula.
Build up snow around house and on walkway with Tip 7 zigzags. Add Tip 7 outline footprints.
To make snowman, stack and ice three marshmallows, and insert pretzel sticks for arms.
Shape hat from chocolate nougat candy and attach to head with icing.
Cut scarf from rolled fruit candy and wrap around neck.
Pipe Tip 1 facial features and add candy corn for nose.
Position trees and children. Pipe Tip 3 ball mound of snowballs and snowballs in children's hands.
Where the Holidays Live Gingerbread House
Assemble house following package directions.
Set aside 15 fruit jelly rounds. Roll out remaining fruit jelly rounds on waxed paper sprinkled with granulated sugar. Using scissors, cut small pieces for stained glass.
Outline and pipe in window areas (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Attach fruit jelly round pieces. Outline sides of windows with icing and attach mini multi-colored candies. Add scroll designs above windows; attach mini multi-colored candy with icing.
Outline and pipe in door area (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Attach mini multi-colored candies at sides and for doorknob. Attach fruit jelly rounds for awning.
Ice roof smooth with spatula; divide each side in 4 sections. Pipe an outline at each section division. Pipe zigzags between section lines. Attach mini multi-colored candies.
Pipe icicles along eaves and below windows.
Roll out spearmint leaves on waxed paper sprinkled with granulated sugar. Using scissors, cut into small pieces. Attach on peak of roof and in garland formation along eaves.
Ice cardboard base smooth with spatula. Attach fruit jelly rounds for walkway. Cut large spice drops in half and attach at base of house.
Beach House
Where to Plant the Gifts!
Gingerbread Tree
instructions
Wrap cake circle with foil. Ice cookies smooth in green with spatula.
On cake circle, stack cookies to form tree, following package instructions.
Decorate snow using round tip and white icing.
Attach mini multi-colored candies on branches with dots of green icing.
Attach gifts and star with dots of green icing.
They Call It Home Cookies
instructions
In advance, make cookies. Prepare and roll out gingerbread dough. Using cutters from set, cut 1 Santa, 1 snowman and 5 trees.
Cut 7 triangle easel stands, 2 in. high x 1 in. wide at base. Bake and cool all cookie pieces.
Divide cottage sides into 3 sections for windows (each 1 3/8 in. wide x 2 in. high). Using royal icing, outline each section in brown with tip 3. Pipe in yellow windows with tip 5 (smooth with finger dipped in corn starch). Pipe tip 5 outline brown X's below windows.
Mark bottom windows on front and back of barn 1 1/2 in. wide x 2 1/2 in. high. Mark top windows on front and back of barn 1 1/2 in. wide x 1 3/4 in. high. Decorate windows as on sides. Ice board with white royal icing and position barn.
Attach reindeer to windows with tip 12 dots of icing; add pipe tip 2 outline antlers.
Decorate trees. Cover with tip 16 pull-out stars in green; position mini jawbreakers. Add tip 5 snow in white and attach easel stand to back with royal icing.
Decorate Santa. Outline and pipe in tip 5 suit and hat in red. Use spatula to indent lines for arms and in between legs. Pipe in tip 3 face in copper. Add tip 2 black dot eyes and copper nose. Pipe tip 3 white beard, hat trim and pom pom. Pipe in boots with tip 2 in black (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Pipe tip 3 green mittens. Attach easel stand to back with royal icing.
Decorate snowman. Outline and pipe in with tip 5 (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Pipe tip 12 white arms, tip 5 green hat, Add tip 2 hat band and facial features in black. Pipe tip 5 red band scarf with tip 2 pull-out fringe. Attach easel stand to back with royal icing.
Ice roof, creating scallops with angled spatula. Attach jelly rounds to peaks of scallops. Cut jelly rings in half and attach to roof peak. Pipe tip 5 icicles around peaks and eaves. Attach mini candy canes at corners and jelly rounds at base of house. Position cookies.
Let's Raise the Roof! Gingerbread
instructions
Prepare gingerbread dough and roll out 1/8 in. thick. For house front and back, cut 2 cookies with Comfort-Grip cutter. Trim off chimney. Cut 2 side walls, each 2 x 2 1/2 in. high and 2 roof panels, each 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. high. Bake and cool all pieces. If pieces expand during baking, measure when cool and trim to original size using serrated knife. Cut approximately 18-24 gingerbread boys using cutter from set; bake and cool.
Assemble and decorate house. On foil-wrapped cake circle, using tip 4, attach front, back and side panels with icing; let set. To support roof, cut a 2 x 3 1/2 in. long piece of cake board and bend in half. Attach roof panels, centered on each half of support, with icing. Position roof on assembled house. Pipe tip 4 seam on top peak; let set. Remove roof from house and let dry, standing on a side edge.
Mark a 1 x 2 1/4 in. door; outline door and fill in with tip 3 zigzags (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Attach confetti sprinkles from Flowerful Medley assortment on door frame and for doorknob with tip 2 dots of icing.
For windows, roll out spice drops on surface sprinkled with sugar; cut a 1/2 in. square for door window. Cut 1 x 1/2 in rectangle for front window and 1 in. squares for side and back windows. Attach with tip 3. Outline window frames and panes with tip 3; pipe tip 2 icicles. Attach striped candy awnings and jelly rope windowsills, cut to fit, with tip 4. Pipe tip 3 scrolls above front window; attach confetti in center.
Using tip 3, attach pinwheel candy above door and spice drop half in center; cut curve off candy canes and attach candy sticks on house corners. Position roof on house (do not attach); ice smooth and cover with jumbo confetti, overlapping from bottom to top.
Pipe tip 3 zigzags on peak and position spice drops. Pipe tip 4 icicles on eaves. Attach green spice drops around house for bushes; trim bases as needed for desired height. Ice cake circle fluffy. Position striped candy for front step; let dry.
Decorate gingerbread boys with tip 1 facial features and tip 2 clothing; let dry. Fill house with boys.
Snowmen, Villagers & Tree Cookies
instructions
Snowmen:
Use snowmen nesting cutter set to create different size snowmen.
Ice the snowmen cookies smooth, stucco-like, spatula swirled or with white fondant.
Add white nonpareils, chocolate jimmies, red or green sugars and yellow fruit roll-ups for accents.
Use black icing for eyes and mouth with tip #3.
Use cinnamon candies for facial features and buttons.
Add red or green sugar for mittens or gloves.
Villagers:
Use gingerbread boy nesting cutter set for different size villagers.
Use cinnamon candy for buttons, eyes and nose.
Use fruit roll-ups for belts and pants. Use green-tinted fondant for bow-tie and shoes.
Use zigzag white icing and tip 3 for hair. Use green sprinkles for eyes.
Use red sugar, red jimmies and white nonpareils for clothing decorations.
Trees:
Use tree nesting cutter set to create different size trees.
Ice the tree cookies with white icing and white sparkles, green-tinted fondant and white nonpareils or with
Christmas red or kelly green icing. Use tip 3 and green sprinkles for garland. Use cinnamon candy accents, white nonpareils, red jimmies and red sugar for decorations.
General: Add cardboard easels and attach with icing to prop up figures and trees.
Winter Welcome Gingerbread House
instructions
Divide prepared decorating icing in half, use half for decorating the house, the other half for adding "snow" around house (keep remaining half covered with a damp cloth).
Fill decorating bag with icing.
Using a rolling pin, flatten yellow spice drops and cut to desired window size. Attach two windows and one door window on front, and one window on each side.
Outline windows and decorate with lattice. Outline door and scallop design on front of house.
Cut spice drops in half and attach to bottom points of scallops. Cut jelly rings in half and attach as window sills. Attach a whole jelly ring for wreath above door. For bow on wreath, cut two spice drop pieces for loops and a round spice drop piece for knot; attach with dots of icing. Attach mini fruit-flavored candies in "flower petal" design at front peak of house. Decorate center of design with a dot of icing.
Using a spatula, ice roof fluffy, pulling icing slightly over eaves.
Cut jelly rings in half and attach to roof peak. Attach mini fruit-flavored candies to roof.
Using a spatula, ice snow on base fluffy. Attach whole spice drops around house.
NOTE: Additional candy may be required.
Icicle Topped Gingerbread House Cookie
instructions
Prepare gingerbread recipe. Cut with Gingerbread Boy Trio Cutter. Bake and cool. Use tip 1 and full-strength white color flow icing to outline snow on base and roofline, door, house sides. Use tip 1 and full-strength white color flow icing to also pipe eye outlines, mouths zigzag trims on chimney and gingerbread boys and swirl buttons; let set. Use tip 1 and thinned down white icing to pipe in snow. Use 1 and thinned down green icing to fill in roof, icicles, doorframe and hands and feet on one gingerbread boy; add green sugars to green areas; all use to pipe in eyes. Use tip 1 and thinned down red color flow icing to fill in hands and feet one gingerbread boy and roof; add red sugars to red area; let set.
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Decked Out Christmas
Gingerbread Village
instructions
In advance, prepare and roll out cookie dough.
Cut 3 Comfort Grip Trees, 3 Grippy Trees, 3 Mini Trees, 3 Mini Gingerbread Boys, 2 Comfort Grip Candy Canes (reverse one before cutting), 4 medium fondant star cut-outs. Bake and cool.
Cover cookies, except stars and candy canes with color flow. Use tip 3 and full-strength color flow to outline cookies and tip 3 and thinned down icing to fill in cookies; let dry on waxed paper covered boards.
For houses, use full-strength color flow and tip 2 to outline windows and doors. Use tip 6 and ull-strength color flow to pipe snow on roof and cover with white sparkling sugars. Use full-strength color flow and tip 2 to fill in windows, doors and window on door.
Use tip 2 and full-strength color flow to pipe icicles on window sills and along bottom of house.
For candy canes, use tip 2 and full-strength color flow to outline red and white sections; let dry. Use tip 2 and thinned down color flow to fill in red and white stripes on candy canes and immediately sprinkle with red sugars. Let dry on waxed paper covered boards.
For trees, make swags with full-strength color flow icing beginning at the bottom. On comfort grip trees use tip 6, on grippy trees use tip 4 and on mini trees use tip 2. Sprinkle all immediately with sparkling white sugars.
For stars, ice stars smooth with full-strength color flow; sprinkle with yellow sugars. Attach 11 3/4 in. lollipop sticks to backs with full-strength color flow icing. When dry, tie 24 in. curling ribbon on each stick and curl.
For gingerbread boy, use tip 2 and full-strength color flow icing to pipe dot eyes and buttons and outline mouth. Attach 4 in. lollipop sticks to backs of cookies with full-strength color flow icing. Let dry.
Insert all pieces into craft block sprinkles with white sparkling sugar.