Some of my favorite holiday memories have taken place in the kitchen, making Christmas treats with my family and friends. Laura Please enjoy all of the other posts in the “Little House” series.This is the cutest Christmas treat I’ve ever seen. I’ll see you on Sunday with more “Little House” goodness. It is such a beautiful lesson for everyone of all ages. My friends, I have to say that no matter how many times I read this certain passage in the story I tear up. There had never been such a Christmas.” ~ Little House on the Prairie page 250 Think of having a cup, and a cake, and a stick of candy and a penny. Think of having a whole penny for your very own. “They had never even thought of such a thing as having a penny. When putting together the vignette I made sure that my children saw that at the bottom of the cup was a shiny penny. It was peppermint candy, striped red, and white.” ~ Little House on the Prairie pages 248-249 And they pulled out two long, long, sticks of candy. Mary had one exactly like it … Then they plunged their hands into the stockings again. And the shining thing was a glittering new tin cup. So did Mary, but Laura beat her to the fireplace. “Something was shining bright in the top of Laura’s stocking. Both were Christmas gifts cherished by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The candy decorations are easily applied to the house by just applying a bit of icing to the back of the candy.įor our finished vignette we also included a tin cup of peppermint sticks. ![]() The star piping tip was used to create snowflake like “snow” around the base of the cabin to cover the cardboard the house rested on. A desire for “icicles” resulted in some additional icing being applied to the roof. This is what the side of the house looked like once extra icing was added in between the logs. There will be gaps which can later be filled in with more icing. Once again one child can add the long strip of piped icing and a second child can press the “log” onto the icing to hold it. I found that a slow “sawing” method worked beautifully. An adult should use a cutting board and a serrated knife to cut the pretzels to size. If the house is placed in the center of a table you can have two children on one side and two on the other comfortably working on the cabin. On each side of the house, an older child can squeeze the piping bag to add the frosting and one child can add the cereal square. The next row is slightly layered on top of the next to create the “snowy shingles”. One small glob of icing can hold a muddy buddy cereal square. For this cabin the medium piping and star tips were used. While royal icing can be found in pre-made bags, as shown above, you can easily make your own batch and use a sturdier bag as well as a wider variety of decorating tips. My kids and I wanted to keep the log cabin fairly plain and used just a few of these decorations found at the grocery store for $3.00. To make a log cabin version you will also need one package of pretzel rods and one bag of Chex Muddy Buddies.Ī wide variety of embellishments can also be added to the house. It was found at Target, in the bakery department, on sale for $9.99. They can be found at most grocery and craft stores and cost around $10.īeing short on time this mom went for a third option and selected a house already put together, ready to decorate. There are also pre-made gingerbread pieces that come in kits that you can put together. ![]() Royal icing is generally used to hold the pieces together as it dries to a very strong hold.ĭid you know that Laura Ingalls Wilder was famous for her gingerbread? I’ve included her original recipe if you’d like to make it yourself. Once baked and cooled you can then cut out gingerbread pattern pieces to construct a house. The most time-consuming version is to make a homemade recipe of gingerbread and layer the batter thinly on cookie sheets. There are a few schools of thought on making gingerbread houses. ![]() This is all about hands of all ages having fun. ![]() If you are looking for perfection, you won’t find it in this post. Little House Christmas Laura’s Gingerbread Log Cabin Happy greetings dear friends! Has your holiday baking gotten underway? As part of the Little House Christmas series today I am sharing the Little House Christmas Laura’s Gingerbread Log Cabin.
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