How To Make A No Bake Decorative House Using Cookies And Candy : Complete Instructions With Photos
73The Finished Cookie And Candy House
These are instructions for making a No Bake Cookie and Candy House. This house can be used to decorate for all occasions.This is a really fun project to do that uses cookies and candies to decorate a house that you make out of Foam Core. I use the same house each year to make a Gingerbread House, but this year I am making a No Bake Cookie and Candy House. If you construct the house using this foam core board, it will be sturdy enough to save for years to come. You can also make a house out of a small mailing box.
Supplies You Will Need To Build The House
This is what you will need to build your house:
1 sheet of Foam Core Board. This usually comes in a sheet 40 X 30 inches. Any craft shop will have this.
A ruler
A sharp utility knife
Clear packing tape
Aluminum Foil
You will need a base for your house. I used a cover for a large plastic storage box I had. This way you can move the house around without destroying it, and you can build a yard with trees, walkway, etc. You can also buy a piece of Styrofoam for the base; whatever size you want.
This Plastic Lid Will Be The Base For My House
Base Has Been Covered With Aluminum Foil
Cut The Pieces For House From The Foam Core Board
To prepare the house:
Cut 2 rectangles from Foam Core Board; each one 6 inches X 10 inches. These will be the 2 sides of the house.
Cut 2 pieces from the Foam Core Board: Each one 8 inches X 10 inches. These will be the 2 ends of the house.
Cut 2 pieces from the Foam Core Board: Each one 6 ½ inches X 10 inches. These will be the roof of the house.
Attach the pieces of the house using the clear packing tape.
The Front and Rear Of The House, And Roof Of The House
The Two Ends Of The House
Cover The Entire House With Aluminum Foil
Cover the entire house with Aluminum Foil. Use the clear packing tape to hold the foil in place. The cookies and candy will be attached to the foil on the house. That way it’s easy to just peel and eat what you want directly off the house.
House Is Covered With Aluminum Foil
Another View Of The House Covered In Aluminum Foil
You Can Use A Small Packing Box For A House
If you don't want to go to the bother of constructing a house, use a small packing box. Just make and add a roof.
Using A Small Packing Box For A House
The Roof Has Been Made
The Gable Has Been Made And Attached
Buy Cookies And Candy For The House
Cookies And Candy For The House
Ready To Decorate The House
I use Meringue powder for the “glue” to hold the cookies and candy on the house. I find this at the craft or grocery store. If you mix it according to the directions, it is just the right consistency for this project.
I make trees from ice cream cones. Ice the cone and sprinkle multiple colored sprinkles all over the cone.
I cover the base of the house with icing, and sprinkle coconut all over to simulate snow.
I make a front walk with M&M’s. I have had this Santa and Reindeer for years. I just bring them out each year. If you have any little decorations you’d like to use, go ahead and be creative!
Building Up The Walls
Space Left In The House For Doors and Windows
Icing Is Applied To The Roof
Ginger Snaps Are Placed On The Roof
Almost Finished With The House
My House Is Finished!
The Finished Cookie and Candy House
I Finished The House In Time For Christmas!
After the goodies are eaten off the house, be sure and SAVE your house for next year. If I have the time, I will make a Gingerbread House, using that small box I made into a house. I will make Gingerbread, and using the same technique, make a Gingerbread House.
I hope you will make this cute little Cookie and Candy House and enoy it for the Holidays.
My Hub On How To Make Gingerbread Men
- How To Make Gingerbread Men For Christmas: With Step By Step Instructions And Photos
This is a recipe for making and decorating Gingerbread Men. Step by step instructions are given with photos of each step.
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Hey lord, does this mean you are going to make one of these Cookie and Candy houses? Honestly, by the time I finished making this, I had icing everywhere, even on my face! Don't ask how I got it there. It was a messy job, but it was a fun job! Thanks for reading and commenting. Glad you got a "kick" out of reading it. Regards as always, Mary
Mary, we have this mind of us..that can take us anywhere..and yes! We saw you with the icing and the mess on the table...and that bell ringing. I can try to make it...but not as good as you. Thanks again Mary!
You didn't use gingerbread this year? Ryan is excited to try your homemade gingerbread. I told him its the best I've ever had.
Excellent! This would also serve to keep kids busy for hours.
Awesome hub with step by step directions. Looks like you also have a fan club for the gingerbread that you make! Voted up across the board except for funny.
Ok, lord, when you make the house, I want to see a Hub about it, complete with photos, OK???? See you again soon!
Hi hed, if I have the time, I might do a Gingerbread House. Make some for Ryan using my recipe on the Gingerbread Men Hub. It's the same for the house. Thanks for reading.
Hi there HBN! good to see you. Yes, I take a lot of photos, but I'm not good at them like you are! When are we going on another beautiful tour???? Thanks for the votes, too! Have a wonderful day. Regards, Mary
Yes, Will, this will keep the kids busy for a LONG time. It's also guaranteed to make a wreck of your kitchen. I really miss having little kids to help me. I have the 16 yr. old son left at home, and he still likes to help, but there is nothing like the excitement of little ones playing in the icing! Thanks for reading how I make a Cookie and Candy House!
This is an awesome tutorial Mary. Really amazing and easy to follow. Even a person doing this for the first time can make it beautiful. I may even give it a try. My son would like to help. He loves to cook. Thank you times 1,000.
Hi Hyphenbird! Good to see you. Thanks for reading and for the nice compliment. It is a fun project to do. It isn't hard at all and it makes a nice centerpiece for the Christmas season. See you again soon, I hope.
What great easy-to-understand instructions, Mary, for a very clever Christmas cookie/candy house. I'm giving this to a neighbor who loves creating this sort of thing. She can use it for the centerpiece on her dinner table at Christmas. Will keep you posted.
Hi drbj, thanks so much for taking the time to read this, and for the compliment on my cookie/candy house. I'm so glad you will share it with you neighbor. Do let me know how she does with it. Building the house is the hard part, the rest if just fun! But she can save the house to be used again and again. Why don't you make one???? Goodnight.
I had never thought of making it out of inedible materials, but why not. This is such a great and fun idea. It is so much stronger than one made with cookies too.
I live it!
Voted up. Looks a great idea (esp. for your grandchildren, maybe, right?)
Hi homesteadbound! I don't know how you made yours with cookies that wasn't strong. If you make decorate a house made of foam core or cardboard, it will be very strong. I'm taking this cookie/candy house to Tampa this weekend for my Granddaughter's college graduation party. See you again, soon I hope.
Dear f, thanks for reading and the vote up. I appreciate that. You have been kind enough to read and comment on my Hubs before. Are you a Hubber?? I would like to read your profile. Hope you have a good evening. I look forward to seeing you again!
This one I love and has to be bookmarked into my now mighty collection of wonderful recipes.
An up up and away without a doubt.
Take care
Eddy.
Good Morning, Eddy! Good to see you. Thanks for reading, and for the votes! I do hope you will try one of these Cookies/Candy houses. I know what you mean by a collection of recipes. I have bookmarked SO many. Have a wonderful day, regards as always, Mary
That's very cute and looks more tasty than a lot of the kits in the stores.
Hi leann2800, yes it turned out pretty cute! It will be tasty cause we put candies and cookies on it that we like! Thanks for reading, and leaving me a nice comment. Regards, Mary
Charming! And much easier than the gingerbread version. Great thinking!
Hello, The Dirt Farmer, thanks for reading. This cookie/candy house is so easy to do. Give it a try, it's fun! Bye for now.
Fantastic. You did a great job. The house looks yummy. I doubt I'll have the time to do this but I did bookmark it and I will consider this construction task.
Good Morning, Gypsy Rose Lee, Thanks for reading and the compliment on my cookie/candy house. It really doesn't take a lot of time to do; just the house is time consuming. I do hope you'll give it a try. Let me know how it turns out. Have a wonderful day.
Hi Mary
Wow, you are one talented lady!
When it comes to these kind of things, I am creatively challenged. lol
Voted up up and away!
Have a good evening.
Hi Sueswan, good to see you. Thanks for reading my candy and cookies house. You wouldn't have any problems with this. Give it a try! Thanks for the votes, too. You have a wonderful evening, too. See you again, soon.
Mary thank you for sharing this hub. I always make up hampers for all the houses that I send presents too. This is a stunning idea for Rebecca's family where there are 4 children and they are only the young ones lol. Net:)
Good Morning, thebluestar, hope all is well in N. Ireland today. Children love these Cookie and Candy houses, my grandchildren enjoy this more than a gingerbread house cause they don't care for gingerbread, but they love candy and cookies! I made another one and I used what we call pariel for the roof. They are small cholate candies that have tiny little white candy dots sprinkled all over. That roof was gorgeous.
Oh Mary, I had missed this somehow before! I absolutely love this hub!! The finished house is wonderful, as are your photos all along the way. We have tried off and on over the years, to make houses. My older son had the most success, but for the most part we kind of know its going to be pretty hard. This makes it seem doable, more sturdy and joy along the way. So glad you shared it! Goodnight friend. :) Voted up and more.
Good Morning, oceansnsunsets! So nice to see you today! Thanks for reading about making a Cookie and Candy House, and thanks for the votes! As long as you have a sturdy house, you won't have any problems. The first time I made a gingerbread house, I tried to "glue" the pieces together without a house. What a disaster! One of my kids said instead of using store bought cookies for the roof, use some home made ones instead. You can really let your imagination go wild! I hope you have a wonderful day.
lord de cross 5 months ago
Ha-ha-ha!
This was a raid of Joy!! We are kids deep inside Mary..so I just started laughing.You are getting better every day. I can see you deleting the ones that you don't like..and trying again. I see you telling your daughter to help you out. Is so funny.... you have to wash your hands...flour and all! Thanks for this piece of HOLIDAY!
LORD