Things You'll Need:
- Gingerbread recipe (see below)
- Icing recipe (see below)
- Piping Bag
- Small decorative cookie cutter
- Assorted small candies and decorations
- LifeSavers or other hard candy
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Step 1
Gather the ingredients for the gingerbread: 1 1/4 cups sugar, 3/4 cup molasses, 1/2 cup margarine or butter, 1 tbsp. cinnamon, 1 tbsp. ginger, 1 1/4 cups milk, 1 tbsp. baking soda and 6 3/4 cups flour.
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Step 2
Melt sugar, molasses, butter and spices over low heat. Pour in the milk and remove from heat. Let mixture cool.
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Step 3
In separate bowl, mix baking soda and flour and combine well.
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Step 4
Add flour mixture to liquids. Combine well into a dough. Sprinkle with a little extra flour, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 24 hours.
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Step 5
Roll out the gingerbread dough to approximately 1/4 inch. Use extra flour on the cutting board and the rolling pin if dough is sticky.
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Step 6
Cut out four rectangles of approximately 4 inches by 6 inches. The size doesn't really matter as long as all four rectangles match each other.
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Step 7
Use a small cookie cutter to cut windows in each rectangle. Move the rectangles to a cookie sheet.
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Step 8
Sprinkle crushed colored hard candies (like LifeSavers) into each window hole. These will melt in the oven and create a stained glass look.
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Step 9
Bake the rectangles in a 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely before building the candle.
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Step 1
Gather the ingredients: 3 large egg whites, 4 3/4 cups powdered sugar amd 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar.
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Step 2
Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar at medium speed.
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Step 3
Add the powdered sugar a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat on high speed for 4 to 5 minutes or until icing thickens.
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Step 4
Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
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Step 1
Fill a piping bag with Royal Icing.
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Step 2
Assemble the gingerbread rectangles into a square and pipe icing at each joint. Let icing harden for approximately 15 minutes before decorating.
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Step 3
Pipe icing along the top edges of the gingerbread square and decorate with small candies and sprinkles.
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Step 4
Place a votive candle in the middle of the gingerbread square. When you light it, the stained glass windows will glow softly.









