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Ingredients
Icing:
3 3/4 cups powdered sugar (1 box )
3 Tablespoons Meringue powder
4-6 Tablespoons cold water
Mix the dry ingredients together, add half the water, then add more water as needed, all while mixing. Mix icing for a good two minutes (thick)
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Preparation
Decorations for the house:
14x10 Cake Boards from Michael?s
Houses (Vons or Linens-n-Things)
Paper plates (to put candy on)
Bowls with wet paper towels to hold icing bags
Icing bags & tips
Clear containers for all candy
Tablecloths (disposable)
Hammer (to crush cough drops)
Icing: White, Red, Green (buy extra in tubes if needed) (meringue powder
Chocolate Chips (Christmas colors)
M&Ms (Christmas colors)
Andes Mints (for presents)
Necco Candy (roof)
Nilla Wafers (roof)
Chex (roof)
Mini-wheat (roof)
Triscuits / Wheat Thins (roof)
Pretzels ?curved & straight (fence, wood stack)
Candy Canes-small (fence)
Peppermints (d?cor)
Marshmallows- large & small (snowman, chimney)
Vanilla Wafer cookies (steps, chimney, shutters, door)
Graham Crackers (door, shutters)
Cones (Christmas tree)
Coconut (snow)
Powder Sugar (snow)
Nerds
Jelly Beans (path?)
Jelly Pops Characters (1 for each person)
Gum (fruit striped)
Cough Drops ? blue (pond)
Rock Candy
Red hots
Gingerbread people
Great holiday activity and fun to do as a party with friends. Have everyone chip in for the supplies. Cut out photos and put together a poster-board of sample ideas on how to decorate.
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*submitted by
Rachael, Santa Barbara, CA
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