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a cookie engineered to be eaten as architecture and never feel guilty about it
Royal originQueen Elizabeth I shaped them into edible dignitaries
Building codeGermany popularized gingerbread houses after Hansel and Gretel
Surprising ageOldest known recipe dates to ancient Greece
Architecture termOrnate Victorian trim is literally called gingerbread
Record breakerLargest gingerbread house spanned over 2,500 square feet