Name: Gingerbread House Dough Recipe (for building, NOT eating)
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening; 1 ½ cups Crosby’s fancy Molasses; 1 cup sugar; 6 cups flour; 4 tsp. ginger; 1/2 tsp allspice; 2 tsp cinnamon; ¼ – ½ cup water*

Royal Icing (The glue that holds it together!)

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Ingredients

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1 pound (3-3/4 cups) icing sugar, sifted if lumpy
1 to 2 large egg whites, or substitute 4 teaspoons meringue powder (find at Michael’s or Bulk Barn) and 1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon lemon juice

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Instructions

Mix all of the ingredients together using an electric hand mixer, until the icing is smooth and thin enough to be pressed through a pastry bag with a writing tip. Add more lemon juice or water, if necessary.

You may need several batches depending on the size of your structure.

Find it online: https://www.crosbys.com/how-to-make-a-gingerbread-house/