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Gingerbread Cookie Boxes

These quick and easy gingerbread cookie boxes are made out of COOKIES! Fill with small candies and close with the cookie lid for a fun holiday favor.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cookie box, gingerbread
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 boxes
Calories 750kcal

Equipment

  • cookie cutters

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Bake cookies.
    For each box you’ll need two solid circles and two rings. Bake the cookies and let them cook completely.
    star cookie cutter cutting out gingerbread cookies
  • Place a solid cookie on your work surface and add a ring of icing.
    star gingerbread cookie upside down and frosted on the back with a line of icing
  • Lay one of the ring cookies on top, add more icing, and the the next ring cookie.
    3 star cookies stacked to create gingerbread cookie box
  • Let the cookie boxes sit until the icing has had a chance to harden. Fill with candy.
    star gingerbread cookies with center cut out and filled with M&M candies
  • Add a ribbon of you'd like!
    cookies stacked and iced to make a box with ribbon

Video

Notes

If you use our homemade gingerbread cookie recipe, you will end up with 3-4 cookie boxes.

Nutrition

Calories: 750kcal