• Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth, not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.
• Add eggs and continue to mix.
• Add the vanilla and continue mixing.
• Sift the four, baking soda, and salt together.
• Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
• Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
• Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
• Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.
• Put flour out on the cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin, and work some flour into
• the batter. (if needed)
• Roll the dough out on the cutting board and using the cookie cutter, begin to make your cookies.
• Line the cookie sheet with parchment paperhow to make gingerbread cookies.
• Using a metal spatula move the cut cookies to the parchment-lined cookie sheet.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes. Check to see if the cookies are thoroughly baked.
• Take the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely. (About 10 minutes)

Icing Directions:

• Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)
• If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 cup of powder sugar.
• Divide the icing into 5 bowls equally.
• The first bowl of icing, add a couple of drops of brown gel food coloringhow to make gingerbread house cookies recipe to get a light brown color.
• The second bowl of icing, add several drops of purple gel food coloringeasy gingerbread cookie. Stir to mix.
• In the third bowl of icing, add several drops of pink gel food coloringeasy gingerbread cookie recipe.
• The fourth bowl of icing remains white.
• The fifth bowl, add a few drops of brown gel food coloringeasy gingerbread house cookie recipe to get a light tan color.
• Using 5 number #2 tipsbest gingerbread recipe fitted onto 5 piping bagsbest gingerbread cookie, scoop some icing into each bag.
• Thin out the brown icing left in the bowl using a tsp of water.
• Pipe on snow around the top of the house and fill in with white icing.
• Let sit for 30 minutes.
• Pipe an edge using the brown icing around the house, mini gingerbread man and reindeer.
• Fill in with the thinner brown icing.
• Let dry for 2-3 hours.
• Pipe on a white door and use the purple icing to make lines on the door.
• Use the pink to make pink heart windows and then white to make window lines
• Make 3 dots, in different sizes above the door and pipe on squiggly lines to make “Rose” like looks.
• Decorate the mini gingerbread man and reindeer according to the picture.
• Let dry for another 3 hours
• Dip the circle cookie in thick white icing and then dip the icing covered part of the cookie in coconut flakes.
• Place gingerbread house onto the circle cookie and hold it there for 15 minutes
• Place the gingerbread man and reindeer on the cookie.
• Let dry for 2 hours and Enjoy.​​​​​​​​