• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Waiting for Blancmange
  • About
  • Recipes
  • Contact
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • About
  • Contact
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipes
    • About
    • Contact
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • ×
    Home » Cookies

    Easy Gingerbread House Template - Simple Basic House Design!

    Published: Dec 20, 2021 · Modified: Sep 8, 2022 by Liz Mincin · This post may contain affiliate links


    An easy gingerbread house template for a quick and simple classic gingerbread house design.

    Dusting gingerbread house with powdered sugar.

    If you're looking for a quick and cozy Christmas-time activity, there's nothing better than a gingerbread house. I know that building these can sometimes feel daunting, since its a bit of construction in cookie form! Everyone has heard at least one horror story of a sunken or misshapen house. With this template, you should be set for making a classic easy gingerbread design.

    This is a no-frills template - no small cuts, tiny designs or difficult to put together joints. Just a simple straightforward house. This leaves you free to use your imagination and decorate however you please!

    The basic gingerbread house construction, walls and roof, held together by piped buttercream.

    How to use the template

    This template is designed to allow you print out the diagrams or recreate using the measurements shown.

    In order to make your basic gingerbread house, you will only need a three-piece template:

    1. Front/Back
    2. Sides
    3. Roof

    For each template piece, you will want to cut out two pieces of gingerbread.

    In order to build the gingerbread house

    To make the gingerbread house, check out my recipe and guide.

    This provides a recipe for a good sturdy gingerbread that will bake well and give you a nice strong cookie for construction. Use buttercream and candies to decorate to your heart's content!

    GingerbreadDownload

    More Cookies

    • Close up shot of chocolate chip oatmeal pistachio cookie broken in half revealing gooey soft inside of a freshly baked cookie.
      Oatmeal Chocolate Pistachio Cookies
    • Stack of butterscotch chip biscoff oatmeal cookies. The top cookie is split in half to show to oozy biscoff filling.
      Butterscotch Biscoff Oatmeal Cookies
    • Close up of inside out chocolate chip cookies, dark chocolate cookies loaded with white chocolate chips.
      Inside Out Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Soft and chewy giant Peeps cookie with a gooey marshmallow centre, white chocolate chips and sprinkles.
      Peeps Cookies

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    Image of Liz Mincin blogger and recipe developer behind Waiting for Blancmange.

    Hi, I'm Liz! I'm an American expat in the UK, with over 20 years experience baking and creating desserts. Taught tricks and tips by my mother and grandmothers, I'm sharing recipes and baking tips from my Italian American and Southern roots, along with a few British staples picked up from my time living across various regions in the UK.

    More about me →

    Thanksgiving Pies

    • Stack of mini bourbon pecan pies with chocolate and coconut.
      Mini Chocolate Pecan Pies
    • A slice of homemade apple pie on a blue and white plate with a dessert fork. The pie is topped with ice cream and a generous drizzle of caramel sauce.
      Apple Pie with Apple Caramel Sauce
    • Overhead shot of a pumpkin pie with graham cracker crust. The pie is covered in whipped cream and a sprinkle of cookie crumbs. A slice is being removed from the pie.
      Pumpkin Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
    • Close up of mini pumpkin pies with vanilla whipped cream.
      Mini Pumpkin Pies

    Holiday Brunch Ideas

    • Super soft vanilla bean cinnamon rolls.
      Vanilla Bean Cinnamon Rolls
    • Three turkey donuts assembled with chocolate baked donuts and candy corn.
      Turkey Donuts - Fun Kid-Friendly Thanksgiving Dessert Idea
    • Slice of soft pumpkin pecan bread with maple cream cheese frosting.
      Spiced Pumpkin Pecan Bread
    • Super soft banoffee cinnamon roll with vanilla glaze and bruleed banana on top.
      Banana Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel

    Featured In:

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimer
    • Terms & Conditions

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact
    • About

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2026 Waiting for Blancmange