Your ultimate guide to gingerbread

1. If making from scratch, make your gingerbread dough and refrigerate for at least two hours to make sure it holds its shape.

2. Roll out the dough until it’s about ½ cm thick.

3. Cut out the shapes of your gingerbread house. Use a paper template to help guide you.

4. Bake the dough and let it cool.

5. Assemble the gingerbread house using royal icing – a mixture of egg whites and icing sugar.

6. Once the icing is set, decorate using sprinkles, chocolates, and sweets – let your imagination run wild!

The best gingerbread cookies

Gingerbread fans, rejoice! Our viral Gingerbread and White Chocolate Cookies are back this year. Soft and buttery, with a delicate crispy edge, these melt-in-the-mouth cookies are loaded with big chunks of smooth white chocolate.

The best gingerbread biscuits

With more chocolate than biscuit, our Outrageously Chocolatey Dark Chocolate Gingerbread Mini Biscuits combine crisp, ginger-spiced shortcake with a thick coating of rich dark chocolate. Finished with a ridged top for extra texture, they're a festive treat made for sharing, gifting or enjoying with a cuppa. Or try these all-butter Mini Gingerbread Biscuits, which are also excellent for decorating cakes or topping a hot chocolate.

How to make gingerbread

Get into the festive spirit with a batch of homemade gingerbread. A great activity to enjoy with kids, these biscuits are perfect for cutting into festive shapes and decorating with icing, sprinkles and sweets. Whether you're making edible gifts or decorations for the Christmas tree, the secret ingredient in this recipe is brown butter, which adds a rich, nutty flavour that makes them taste extra special.