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20 Years of Making Gingerbread Houses

Updated: Dec 19, 2019

I’ve been making gingerbread houses for over 20 years. It started with a simple desire to make tasty, yet structurally sound gingerbread.


This year I’m offering my gingerbread recipe and instruction on how to build a gingerbread house for free to those who sign up for my newsletter. Those signing up will also be able to get my guide for remodeling and adding to your home. Get it by click here.


Here are a few photos of Gingerbread houses I’ve built over the years:

I’ve made traditional and modern gingerbread houses:



My family has a tradition of smashing the gingerbread house so that we can all eat it. Over the years some gingerbread were harder to destroy than others. Here’s a clip:


Happy Holidays from J. Kretschmer, Architect!

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