The Holiday Table

Bake a Batch of Gingerbread

This sweet treat was born in the middle ages as a gift from fair ladies to shining knights. Sample a few of our favorite gingerbread cookies, cakes, cobblers, and crisps. (Shining knight not included.)

Classic Gingerbread People

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Gingerbread People

We know that sometimes you crave a really good gingerbread man, one decorated with icing, sprinkles, bowties, hairdos, jewelry, and maybe even a red-hot candied nose. Use this classic recipe for the cookie and decorate as whimsical as you wish.

Recipe: Gingerbread People

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