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Christmas Village Houses

Bring some holiday magic to your home with these cute creations from our Test Kitchen. The edible establishments are so easy to assemble and decorate with candies that your little elves can join in the fun. Serve them as a sweet snack or use to decorate a buffet table.

1 ServingsPrep: 40 min. + standing

Ingredients

19 whole graham crackers
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
Life Savers, M&M's and Cake Mate snowflake decors

Directions

Using a serrated knife, cut 10 graham crackers in half, forming 20
squares; set remaining whole crackers aside. Diagonally cut four
squares in half, forming eight triangles. Fill a pastry or plastic
bag two-thirds full with frosting; cut a small hole in a corner of
the bag. Insert a round #4 pastry tip if desired.
For each roof (make four), pipe a strip of frosting on the short
edges of two triangles. Pipe a strip of frosting on three sides of
two graham cracker squares. Join the frosted edges of the triangles
and squares to form roof. Let stand until set (about 1 hour). Frost
roof and decorate with candies as desired.
For each short house (make two), pipe frosting on two opposite edges
of four graham cracker squares; press frosted edges together to form
house.
For each tall house (make two), pipe frosting on two opposite long
edges of four reserved whole crackers; press frosted edges together
to form house. Let stand until set.
For doors, cut the remaining whole cracker into two 2-1/2-in. x
1-1/8-in. rectangles (discard remaining pieces or save for another

2 of 2

Christmas Village Houses (continued)

Directions (continued)

use). With frosting, attach large rectangles on the front of tall
houses and small rectangles on short house. Pipe frosting around
outer edge of each door.
Attach roofs to houses with a thin strip of frosting. Pipe eaves and
doorknobs, using a star #24 pastry tip if desired. Pipe windows on
sides of houses and above doors. For wreaths, pipe frosting into a
circle; attach snowflake decors. Let stand until set. Yield: 4
houses (2 tall and 2 short).

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Nabisco graham crackers.