We're sharing our Kid-Favorite Gingerbread Recipe below so you can get the kids in the kitchen this holiday season. It's perfect for cookies, and you can also use it to make a house! Our recommended dimensions are included. If you give it a try, let us know what you think. Better yet, snap a pic of your creation and share it with us! We’d love to see it!

]Kid’s Favorite Gingerbread Cookies

3 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
2 ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¾ teaspoon nutmeg
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
1 stick butter, at room temperature
2 eggs, cracked and mixed with a fork
¼ cup molasses
In a medium sized bowl, whisk to combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream brown sugar and butter until thoroughly combined. Add eggs and molasses and mix until combined.
Add the flour mixture 1 cup at a time until it is all combined. Dough will become stiff at the end and you may need to mix with spatula.
Cover the dough and refrigerate for 30-45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°
Remove the dough from the fridge. Lightly flour a cutting board and your rolling pin. Roll dough out to about ¼” thick. Cut out cookies and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake for about 8 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool.

Icing

2 pasteurized egg whites
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3 cups powdered sugar

Using a hand mixer, beat egg whites and lemon juice until combined. Slowly add powered sugar until you reach the desired consistency.
Use a spatula to transfer to a piping bag.

Gingerbread House

Roll gingerbread dough out to less than ¼” thick. Cut out each pattern with a bench scraper: