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So, I'll admit it: we cheated a little on this gingerbread house. We used
a pre-baked kit. But I swear it wasn't on purpose! In a hurry, I grabbed the box, assuming it just had the
house-shaped cookie cutters, and that we would be responsible for baking adequate gingerbread walls and roofing elements to maintain structural integrity. I somehow missed that this part had already been done for us (despite the fact that it said "
PRE-BAKED!" all over the box). Basically all we had to do was mix the icing and assemble the pieces.
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However, the decoration was all me and Chuck, and it required some feats of craftsmanship. The kit came with some candy, but we were disappointed in the selection, so I purchased additional candy (
Twizzler Bites for the roofing shingles,
Dots for decorative features,
Fruit Roll-Ups for the windows, candy canes).
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Please take note of the following features, as we are quite proud of them:
- hand laid brick walkway
- Spanish-style shingled rooftop (complete with smoke-spouting chimney and skylight)
- flower-filled window boxes
- large be-bowed wreath
- towering evergreen trees in the front yard (decorated for the season)
- intriquitely detailed front entrance
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