Whats a good recipe for a hard gingerbread, suitable for a gingerbread house?

Question

Needs to be hard enough for some structural integrity for my architectural genius!

Answer 1

Try here:

http://dinnercoop.cs.cmu.edu/dinnercoop/Recipes/karen/GingerbreadHouse.html

It gives you the recipe for the gingerbread and the icing.

Answer 2

Gingerbread
1 cup butter at room temperature
1 3/4 cups brown sugar
1 1/4 cups white sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
6 eggs
6 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon allspice

Line Several cookie sheets with aluminium foil. Butter and flour the foil.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars. Beat in the molasses and eggs.

In another large bowl, sift dry ingredients. Combine mixtures and knead into a smooth ball. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

On a well-floured surface, roll out a small amount of the dough until it's 1/4 inch thick. Place one of the paper pattern pieces on the dough and cut around the edges. Gently, using the spatula, lift the dough and place it on the prepared cookie sheet.
Put all scraps into a bowl and cover. Save these for the kids to play with, or to make gingerbread men.