Comments on: Gingerbread House Recipe

By: Casey @ Sugar Spun Run

Casey @ Sugar Spun Run — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:18:51 +0000

In reply to Dan. Hi Dan! We're glad you love the recipe! We didn't have dimensions on the print-outs before but we can look into adding it for next season!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:47:17 +0000

In reply to John. Hi John! It will have quite an unpleasant taste if you use blackstrap molasses and I made mine so it could be edible. :)

By: John

John — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:05:59 +0000

Out of curiosity, why not blackstrap molasses? I’m looking to make a dark, as close to black gingerbread as I can for a themed house, and the methods I’ve found for that call for blackstrap, dark brown sugar, and some dark cocoa powder. Is it just the color you don’t like, or is there another reason it doesn’t work with your recipe?

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:13:22 +0000

In reply to Jazz. Hi Jazz! If you mixed it as indicated (it needs to be mixed well with an electric mixer at minimum) and it was still crumbly it does sound like you may have accidentally measured out too much flour so reducing it (assuming you aren't using a scale) sounds like a good idea.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:11:13 +0000

In reply to jonathan. Mine was also very crumbly! Kept cracking when I tried to roll it. I’m trying to remake it and cut 1/2 to 1/4 cup of flour; let’s see how that goes!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 02:42:08 +0000

In reply to Mark. Thank you for trying my recipe, Mark! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :)

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:34:28 +0000

Made this recipe a number of times. One year, I doubled the recipe and had way too much – I kept it in the freezer for a whole year! Still turned out amazing 😉 fun tip: if it puffs up, use a microplane to shave the sides down to keep them level.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 02:47:01 +0000

In reply to jonathan. Hi Jonathan! I'm so sorry to hear this happened! Did you weigh your flour? If so you may have just needed to mix the dough a bit longer. Did you make any substitutions? I actually just made this recipe myself with no issues. :)

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:30:14 +0000

Love this recipe, but didn’t the print outs come with dimensions before? I don’t have a printer so that was handy.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:14:35 +0000

Terrible recipe that makes a crumbly mess every time.

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 02:45:19 +0000

In reply to Moriah Dutton. Hi Moriah! I would recommend weighing your flour and then keep mixing. It may seem a little crumbly, but you shouldn't have any issue getting it to come together. You can watch me make it in the video if that is helpful. :)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 02:34:36 +0000

In reply to Mom4. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:28:19 +0000

In reply to Vickie. I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much, Vickie! :)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:18:50 +0000

In reply to Sierra B.. Hi Sierra! Keep mixing. It should come together.

By: Sierra B.

Sierra B. — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:06:04 +0000

In reply to Sam Merritt. I followed the recipe to a T and my dough is completely crumbly. How can I fix this?

By: Vickie

Vickie — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:55:50 +0000

Love this recipe! I’ve come back to it. The instructions are clear and simple. The gingerbread always turns out sturdy enough to build with and still soft enough for my kids to devour afterwards!

By: Mom4

Mom4 — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:59:01 +0000

Great recipe, I’ve made multiple batches and it always comes out well. Love that there are printable templates!

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:43:37 +0000

In reply to Jaclyn. I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Jaclyn! :)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:43:18 +0000

In reply to Teresa. I'm so happy to hear it was such a hit, Teresa! Thank you for the feedback! :)

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:35:58 +0000

I’ve made thousands of cookies and this recipe is SO easy to follow! We followed it to a T, and it came out perfectly. The taste is good but not my favorite only because I don’t like ginger at all in any form in any recipe Everyone else really enjoyed it though! And it’s sturdy which is the main thing anyway. Making a triple batch again today to make more fun cute houses for our little gingerbread house village.

By: Jaclyn

Jaclyn — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:25:56 +0000

First year ever making my own gingerbread house vs buying one and it turned out perfect! the dough took some work to come together but the end result was nice study gingerbread house that the whole family had fun decorating!

By: Moriah Dutton

Moriah Dutton — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:50:30 +0000

im a huge baker. I missed placed my ginger house recipes. tried to use this one and it is horrible. followed instructions to t. even did it a second time to make sure. dough does not come together. I added two extra eggs to hold it together. baking now and it all bubbly. trash this recipe

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:13:00 +0000

In reply to Katy. Hi Katy! Unfortunately I don't have a good substitute for the meringue powder. :( It really helps to stabilize the icing.

By: Katy

Katy — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:31:05 +0000

In reply to Sam Merritt. what can I use if I don't have meringue powder?

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:43:30 +0000

In reply to Stu McMillan. You really need to keep mixing and add the dough more slowly. The dough in the video is made with the measurements listed.