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Place flour, ginger, cinnamon and butter in a food processor and pulse until they resemble breadcrumbs( do this in 2 batches if the bowl is small).
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Combine treacle sugar and egg in a large mixing bowl.
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Tip in the flour and stir, then bring the dough together with your hands.
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Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
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Cover and chill for at least an hour.
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Pre heat oven to 180C and line 3 baking sheets with non stick baking paper.
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Divide the dough into 3 and roll out to the thickness of a 1 coin.
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Using the templates cut out 2 of each for the roof the sides and the front.
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Re roll the scraps and make christmas trees and 1 gingerbread men.
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Bake for about 12 minutes or until JUST firm.Leave to cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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To assemble the house, pipe a door on the front and a window on the side using the icing.
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Pipe icing generously along the bottom edges of the pieces and attach to the board, then join all the sides.
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Use the flake bars to support the inside of the house by laying them behind the walls on the floor of the house.
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Fix the roof of the cottage and leave to set overnight befor decorating.
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stick the marsmallows all over the roof, using the ready icing as glue.
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Fix chocolate buttons around the door and a sweet as adoor knob and use more chocolate buttons to cover the corner joints.
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Make icicles hanging from the roof by making a pea sized blob and pulling downwards to break off.
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Mix the icing sugar with drops of water to form a thick spreadable paste and spread on the board to make snow, then decorate with lolly pops ( fastened to sweets), sweets, chocolate buttons and gingerbread trees.
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Place the gingerbread on the roof or outside the door.
