To trim your gingerbread house, all you really need is assorted candies and confections and plenty of Royal Icing to glue them on. Here are a few tips to get started.
• For the roof, you might use dried banana chips, graham cracker sticks, or Necco wafers for shingles and add a row of chocolate kisses or striped mints for an ornate ridge.
• Candy canes make great corner posts.
• Cinnamon sticks, string licorice, or pillow mints work well for door and window trim.
• A gummy ring adorned with a licorice bow serves as an instant wreath.
