Gingerbread house dimensions
Piece sizes for six common gingerbread houses, worked out from the footprint, wall height and roof pitch. All of them assume dough rolled to 1/4 in, a 1/2 in roof overhang and side walls that sit between the front and back walls. Each one links to a printable template at actual size.
| House | Footprint | Walls | Peak | Pitch | Dough | Half sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini | 4 × 5 in | 3 in | 5 in | 45° | 608 g | 1 |
| Small | 5 × 6 in | 4 in | 6.5 in | 45° | 940 g | 2 |
| Classic | 6 × 8 in | 4 in | 7 in | 45° | 1,299 g | 2 |
| Steep roof | 6 × 8 in | 4 in | 9.2 in | 60° | 1,574 g | 3 |
| Large | 8 × 10 in | 6 in | 10 in | 45° | 2,319 g | 3 |
| Showpiece | 10 × 12 in | 7 in | 12.96 in | 50° | 3,539 g | 6 |
Dough includes 25% for trimmings, at an estimated 1.2 g per cm³. Half sheets are 18 × 13 in pans, with the pieces about 3/4 in apart and from the rim.
Picking a size
The 6 × 8 in classic is a good first house. It takes about 1.3 kg of dough, which is one or two batches of most recipes, and bakes on 2 half sheets.
Dough use grows fast with size. The 8 × 10 in large house is a third wider than the classic and needs 1.8 times the dough. Bigger walls also need thicker dough to stand straight, so for anything above 8 in wide it helps to roll a little thicker and use the generator with that thickness.
A steeper roof makes the gable walls taller and the roof panels longer. On the 6 × 8 in house, going from 45° to 60° raises the peak from 7 to 9.2 in. Steep roofs look like alpine cottages, and candy slides off them more easily.
Mini: 4 × 5 in, 3 in walls, 45° roof
| Piece | Cut | Width × height |
|---|---|---|
| Front and back wall | 2 | 4 × 5 in |
| Side wall | 2 | 4.5 × 3 in |
| Roof panel | 2 | 6 × 3.33 in |
Peak 5 in, about 608 g of dough with trimmings. Print this template
Small: 5 × 6 in, 4 in walls, 45° roof
| Piece | Cut | Width × height |
|---|---|---|
| Front and back wall | 2 | 5 × 6.5 in |
| Side wall | 2 | 5.5 × 4 in |
| Roof panel | 2 | 7 × 4.04 in |
Peak 6.5 in, about 940 g of dough with trimmings. Print this template
Classic: 6 × 8 in, 4 in walls, 45° roof
| Piece | Cut | Width × height |
|---|---|---|
| Front and back wall | 2 | 6 × 7 in |
| Side wall | 2 | 7.5 × 4 in |
| Roof panel | 2 | 9 × 4.74 in |
Peak 7 in, about 1,299 g of dough with trimmings. Print this template
Steep roof: 6 × 8 in, 4 in walls, 60° roof
| Piece | Cut | Width × height |
|---|---|---|
| Front and back wall | 2 | 6 × 9.2 in |
| Side wall | 2 | 7.5 × 4 in |
| Roof panel | 2 | 9 × 6.5 in |
Peak 9.2 in, about 1,574 g of dough with trimmings. Print this template
Large: 8 × 10 in, 6 in walls, 45° roof
| Piece | Cut | Width × height |
|---|---|---|
| Front and back wall | 2 | 8 × 10 in |
| Side wall | 2 | 9.5 × 6 in |
| Roof panel | 2 | 11 × 6.16 in |
Peak 10 in, about 2,319 g of dough with trimmings. Print this template
Showpiece: 10 × 12 in, 7 in walls, 50° roof
| Piece | Cut | Width × height |
|---|---|---|
| Front and back wall | 2 | 10 × 12.96 in |
| Side wall | 2 | 11.5 × 7 in |
| Roof panel | 2 | 13 × 8.28 in |
Peak 12.96 in, about 3,539 g of dough with trimmings. Print this template
Metric sizes
The same idea in centimeters, for dough rolled to 6 mm with a 1.5 cm overhang. Sheet counts are for a 40 × 30 cm oven tray.
Mini: 10 × 12 cm, 8 cm walls, 45° roof
| Piece | Cut | Width × height |
|---|---|---|
| Front and back wall | 2 | 10 × 13 cm |
| Side wall | 2 | 10.8 × 8 cm |
| Roof panel | 2 | 15 × 8.6 cm |
Peak 13 cm, about 576 g of dough with trimmings. Print this template
Trays needed: 2.
Classic: 15 × 20 cm, 10 cm walls, 45° roof
| Piece | Cut | Width × height |
|---|---|---|
| Front and back wall | 2 | 15 × 17.5 cm |
| Side wall | 2 | 18.8 × 10 cm |
| Roof panel | 2 | 23 × 12.1 cm |
Peak 17.5 cm, about 1,211 g of dough with trimmings. Print this template
Trays needed: 3.
Large: 20 × 25 cm, 14 cm walls, 45° roof
| Piece | Cut | Width × height |
|---|---|---|
| Front and back wall | 2 | 20 × 24 cm |
| Side wall | 2 | 23.8 × 14 cm |
| Roof panel | 2 | 28 × 15.6 cm |
Peak 24 cm, about 2,072 g of dough with trimmings. Print this template
Trays needed: 4.
Other sizes
For any other size, type it into the template generator. If you only have one baking sheet, the one-sheet guide lists houses that fit. When the pieces are baked, the assembly guide covers putting them together, and the icing guide works out how much royal icing each size needs.