If you are looking for a quick and easy Christmas activity, these Mini Cookie Houses are a great alternative to making Gingerbread Houses this Christmas!
If your kids are desperate to make gingerbread houses but the thought of all that baking and decorating is stressing you out then don’t worry! I have this little hack that uses biscuits instead!
For younger children especially, a big gingerbread house can take too long to prepare and decorate so these mini cookie houses are perfect for a quick and easy Christmas activity.
I originally saw this idea on Kidspot and adapted it to biscuits that you can find in the UK and Ireland.
The houses are made with malted milk biscuits and then decorated with Smarties, M&Ms and sprinkles.
You can use other sweets too but anything bigger than a Smartie may be difficult to stick to the biscuit.
If you try this Mini Cookie House idea please do leave me a comment and a star rating below. You can also share your pictures with me on Instagram. I always love to see your creations!
If you liked this recipe you may also enjoy this Kids Christmas Party Platter
Mini Cookie Houses
Prep Time: 2 mins- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 7 minutes
Yield: 1
Category: Snacks
Method: No Cook
Cuisine: Christmas
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Mini Cookie Houses – an easy alternative to making Gingerbread Houses this Christmas!
Ingredients
- Malted Milk Biscuits
- Smarties
- M&Ms
- Sprinkles
- Icing Sugar
Instructions
- Mix the icing sugar with a drop of water. You want to make the icing as thick and as gloopy as possible.
- Use three malted milk biscuits to make this cookie house, one for the base and two for the sides.
- Stick them all together with the icing then decorate.
Also check out more Christmas recipes like these Gingerbread Brownies
Jane says
Very cute ! and kids loved making them, but the mess 🙄 pretty standard in our house.
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Vicky says
Glad the kids enjoyed making these even if it was messy! please also share your creations with us on our Facebook and Instagram pages. We love seeing each and every one of them.
Nora says
Perfect to do with the kids who wouldn’t have the attention span to make a gingerbread house from scratch.
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Vicky says
Thank you.
Trina says
This is such a cute idea! Kids much prefer malted milk biscuits to gingerbread so these work well for us. We’ve made these for something to do on playdates and not just at Christmas.
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Megan says
These are so cute and easier to make than normal gingerbread houses.