Gingerbread House Scratch. Combine with sifted ingredients and milk till a dough is formed. Make the royal icing.
You can still check out how I decorated the gingerbread house I made in 2014 at the bottom of this post after the recipe. Combine with sifted ingredients and milk till a dough is formed. To really embrace the experience you can make your own gingerbread and construct the house from scratch.
Of course you could always buy a kit and focus your energy on the best part.
Roll out and cut using Gingerbread house cutters or home-made stencil. Of course you could always buy a kit and focus your energy on the best part. Bake the gingerbread house pieces for 12-15 minutes until they have hardened and baked through. Bake for 10 minutes.