Don't go through the fuss of making an entire gingerbread house. Instead, decorate this large gingerbread house cookie. It's big on decorating fuss without the stress of making the entire house.
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Giant Gingerbread House Cookie
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Limited Edition Gingerbread Cookie Mix
- Butter, water and egg called for on cookie mix pouch
- 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- Assorted candies (gumdrops, peppermints, candy canes, red cinnamon candies, candy sprinkles), as desired
- Green gel or liquid food color
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2Make cookie dough as directed on pouch. Roll dough in pan to about 1/4 inch thick. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are set and golden brown. Cool 5 minutes.
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Step3Use pizza cutter to cut gingerbread house shape from cookie dough. Cool completely. Use frosting and candies to decorate gingerbread house as desired. Use any excess cookie pieces as decoration. If desired, color some of the frosting with green food color to make a wreath on the house. Cut into pieces to serve.
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Nutrition
380 Calories
16g Total Fat
2g Protein
57g Total Carbohydrate
36g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 380
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 24%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 39%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 12%
- Sodium
- 360mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 57g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 36g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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