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Home Sweet Home Recipie of Mini Gingerbread House by Sakshi Mithal With Christmas around the corner, visions of sugar plums frequently dance in my head. And they’re almost always accompanied by dreams of wonderfully crunchy gingerbread houses and steaming mugs of hot chocolate. So this year, I thought why not create a recipe that combines both: a tiny gingerbread house that can perch invitingly on a mug of hot beverage and taste like a mouthful of Christmas. So, let’s make some mini gingerbread houses this Christmas. What I love about these delightful little concoctions is that they’re convenient to make (as opposed to its giant counterpart), mobile and make for a handy, attractive gift guaranteed to make you the hit of any Christmas party. 500gm all-purpose flour + extra for dusting 100gm breakfast sugar 200g dark brown sugar 2 tbsp molasses 125 gm unsalted butter 1 tsp baking soda 1 egg 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger ¼ tsp salt ½ tsp nutmeg powder 1 cup royal icing Candies, , mints, marshmallows, sprinklers, etc. for decorations DIFFICULTY LEVEL: MODERATE TIME : 2 HOURS