Gingerbread house template 1/2
- Gable wall – cut 2 – 12 × 16 cm (4.7 × 6.3 in)
- Side wall – cut 2 – 15 × 10 cm (5.9 × 3.9 in)
- Roof – cut 2 – 18 × 10 cm (7.1 × 3.9 in)
- Chimney A – cut 2 – 3 × 5 cm (1.2 × 2 in)
- Chimney B – cut 1 – 3 × 4.5 cm (1.2 × 1.8 in)
- Chimney C – cut 1 – 3 × 2 cm (1.2 × 0.8 in)
Gingerbread house template 2/2
Gingerbread house measurements
| Piece | Cut | Size | Edge height | Windows | Door |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gable wall | 2 | 12 × 16 cm (4.7 × 6.3 in) | 10 cm (3.9 in) | 1 (2 × 2 cm (0.8 × 0.8 in)) | 3.2 × 5.5 cm (1.3 × 2.2 in) – door in the front one only |
| Side wall | 2 | 15 × 10 cm (5.9 × 3.9 in) | 10 cm (3.9 in) | 2 (3 × 3 cm (1.2 × 1.2 in)) | – |
| Roof | 2 | 18 × 10 cm (7.1 × 3.9 in) | 10 cm (3.9 in) | – | – |
| Chimney A | 2 | 3 × 5 cm (1.2 × 2 in) | 5 / 2 cm (2 / 0.8 in) | – | – |
| Chimney B | 1 | 3 × 4.5 cm (1.2 × 1.8 in) | 4.5 cm (1.8 in) | – | – |
| Chimney C | 1 | 3 × 2 cm (1.2 × 0.8 in) | 2 cm (0.8 in) | – | – |
How to make a gingerbread house
- Print both pages at 100% scale and check the 5 cm bar with a ruler. Cut out the paper templates, the windows and the door too.
- Roll out a firm gingerbread dough – one for cut-out cookies that spreads little, from your own recipe – 5 mm thick on baking paper. Lay the templates on it and cut around them with a sharp knife, windows and door included; the door goes in the front wall only.
- Bake the pieces as your recipe says. Straight out of the oven, lay each template on its piece again and trim the edges while it is warm – the dough spreads a little as it bakes. Let the pieces cool completely.
- Glue the house with thick royal icing made of egg white and powdered sugar, or with melted sugar – it is very hot, so only a grown-up uses it. Start with the four walls on a board or a plate – the side walls stand between the gable walls, flush with their edges – and prop them up with jars until the icing sets.
- Glue on the two halves of the roof so that they meet at the top and overhang the walls. Glue the chimney together first – B and C between the two A pieces, the tall B on the lower side of the roof – then onto the roof.
- Decorate the house with icing and sweets: snow on the roof, frames round the windows, sweets along the edges.
Tips
For stained-glass windows, fill the window holes with crushed clear hard candies for the last minutes of baking. Let children decorate while a grown-up does the gluing. The house needn’t be eaten straight away: it can stand as a decoration until New Year.
Need a box for the gift? Print a gift box template at real size.
Something for the windows? Print Christmas window silhouettes to cut out.
Also useful
- Free Christmas printables: coloring pages, cards, ornaments and games
- Printable Christmas planner: gift list, checklist and menu
- Paper snowflake templates: how to make paper snowflakes
- Printable Christmas ornaments to color and cut
- Printable Christmas place cards with a question on the back
- Printable Secret Santa gift tags
- Printable Christmas cards
- Christmas recipe card printable – plus cookie exchange labels
Drawing names for gifts too? Secret Santa on santa.haus.