Joyce's Gingerbread Houses

JOYCE'S GINGERBREAD COOKIE BOX

NEEDED: The is pan used #2105-9421 is no longer available. Wilton discontinued it.
You can use this pan:
#49-4010 Pantastic Santa Pan Can be ordered HERE This pan is plastic but can be used in a regular oven up to 500 degrees.
Using this one you will also need another pan for the box. You can use the 10 3/4 x 7 5/8 OVAL pan from the oval pan set. Sorry, these pans are only sold as a set.

(Other Christmas pages HERE)

GINGERBREAD: (Using your favorite gingerbread recipe or (click here) for ours. There are 2 very different recipes on that page for you. Grease Santa Face and Oval pans. Preheat oven to 375 deg; F. For lid and bottom: Roll dough out to l/4 in. thickness, using pan as a guide to size.

Carefully press dough into Santa pan, starting at the top and working down to try to eliminate air bubbles. Bake for 17 to 20 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from the pan. Turn out onto a rack to cool. Repeat procedure to make another Santa face for bottom of box.

For sides of box: Roll gingerbread out into 2 in. wide strips. Gently press strips around inside of greased oval pan. Smooth seams when adding a new strip. Bake sides 10 to 13 minutes.

PHOTO 1 - Bottom of box

ASSEMBLE BOX AND DECORATE: For bottom half of box, place face side down and attach sides with royal icing. Ice sides smooth and pat with red sugar.

PHOTO 2 - Lid for box

FOR LID: Ice Santa's cap, then pat with red sugar. With tip 4, pipe eyes, brows and nose, outline cuff of cap, pompon, lashes and beard, candies and print "cookies." Edge base of box with 8 bead border. See Photos
HINT: To fill with a festive favorite, use our Spritz Cookie Press. It includes a delicious recipe and let you squeeze out a variety of holiday shapes.

From the book by Wilton: "Wilton Holiday!" Page 32 ...
NOTE: The GB will be darker in color using Brier Rabbit Molasses

Use this for any other 'box' concept and for any other Holiday.
Wouldn't this be a great way to present a special person your wonderful Christmas chocolates?

And of course, the recipe this box is made of is also wonderful for Gingerbread houses as well.
Go here for (Joyce Gingerbrread recipe) on this page.