Gingerbread House and Cookie Frosting/Mortar

A fine and tasty frosting that becomes hard and sturdy enough to hold gingerbread houses together and attach M&Ms and other decorative items. If kept in a dry and cool location, it's still edible after the holidays.

Suitable for use with Trygve's Gingerbread House and Cookie Recipe

Apply to gingerbread with a pastry frosting bag or make a quick-and-dirty version by spooning the frosting into a plastic bag and snipping off one corner. I usually do the latter, I like to stick one corner of the plastic bag into a large glass (1+ quart) measuring cup, fold the rest of the bag back over the edge of the measuring cup, and then fill the bag. Pull the edges of the bag back up and tie off with a twist-tie, being careful not to let the wire of the twist-tie puncture the frosting-filled bag (otherwise you'll get frosting all over everything but the gingerbread when you squeeze).

Cookies should be cool before applying frosting.