Chocolate House
Build a spooky, edible chocolate house from scratch! This delicious project features chocolate sugar cookies, royal frosting for construction, and a variety of Halloween candies for decoration. Perfect for Halloween gatherings, this homemade house doubles as a dessert centerpiece.
Ingredients
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 2 cups unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Candies
Instructions
- In the bowl of a standing mixer, add 2 cups of unsalted butter, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, 1 cup brown sugar and mix until combined. Then, turn the mixer on high and beat until fluffy.
- Stir in 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- Pour the dry ingredients in: 5 cups all-purpose flour, 3/4 cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix on low until a dough forms.
- Roll the dough between parchment paper and plastic wrap until it is 1/4 inch thick. This should fill up 1 1/2 cookie sheets.
- Place in the fridge and chill for 1-3 hours.
- When ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the cold dough on a light metal cookie sheet lined with parchment paper (I use the same paper I rolled the dough out on) and bake for 28 minutes.
- Remove and immediately cut with house cookie cutters.
- Allow the house to fully cool before you use royal frosting to assemble the house and candies to decorate.
Nutrition
Serving: 1house Calories: 3904kcal Carbohydrates: 516g Protein: 46g Fat: 196g Saturated Fat: 121g Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g Monounsaturated Fat: 51g Trans Fat: 7g Cholesterol: 652mg Sodium: 1781mg Potassium: 1093mg Fiber: 20g Sugar: 258g Vitamin A: 5910IU Calcium: 379mg Iron: 21mg