Easy & Tasty Gingerbread Houses That Anyone Can Make

Vintage Gingerbread Truck and Trees

This vintage truck at the Christmas tree lot will appeal to both young and old, plus it’s easy for little hands to decorate. You can bake and cut out the pieces ahead of time, then put them all together in an afternoon of fun.

Get the recipe for our Vintage Gingerbread Truck and Trees.

Gingerbread Cottages

Chimneys with billowing smoke, Dr. Seuss–inspired stepping stones, Christmas trees and a skating rink make a winter wonderland. 

Get the recipe for our Gingerbread Cottages.

Gingerbread Rocking Horse

This year, consider opting for a whimsical rocking horse rather than a traditional gingerbread house. Use the extra dough to make cookies, or freeze it for up to one month. 

Get the recipe for our Gingerbread Rocking Horse.

Gingerbread Diorama

This impressive gingerbread house is a treat to decorate. Use any leftover dough to make gingerbread people, animals and other decorations for your house.

Get the recipe for our Gingerbread Diorama.

Gingerbread House Cookie Ornaments

These gingerbread house façades are an easy alternative to the traditional gingerbread house. Decorating sugar adds sparkle to simple snow-covered rooftops, and candies add a fun pop of colour.

Get the recipe for our Gingerbread House Cookie Ornaments. 

Gingerbread Lighthouse

To create a dramatic seascape, build and decorate the lighthouse on an inverted 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) cake pan set on a foil-lined baking sheet or large cake board.

Get the recipe for our Gingerbread Lighthouse.

Gingerbread Ski Chalet

There is enough dough to complete this A-frame chalet and use the remaining dough to decorate the chalet with stepping stones, skis – and whatever else belongs in your winter wonderland.

Get the recipe for our Gingerbread Ski Chalet.

Gingerbread Birdhouse