Gingerbread House Cookies made with gingerbread cookies, gum drops, and peppermint candies. If you can use it to decorate a gingerbread house with, you can put it in these cookies!
Gingerbread house toppingsbroken ginger snap or gingerbread cookies, gum drops, crushed peppermint candies, M&Ms, licorice, sprinkles, red hots, Skittles, marshmallows, etc.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°.
Sift flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
In another large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Beat for at least 2-3 minutes.
Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix just until combined.
Fold in broken gingersnap cookies, gumdrops, crushed peppermint candies, M&Ms and any other gingerbread house candies to the dough.
Using a cookie scoop, drop 1-inch cookie dough balls onto a lined baking sheet 1-2 inches apart.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on the cookie sheets for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Gingerbread House Cookies made with gingerbread cookies, gum drops, and peppermint candies. If you can use it to decorate a gingerbread house with, you can put it in these cookies!
Notes
*Nutrition information given is for the base cookie dough before adding any candy or gingerbread house toppings.