How to Make a Gingerbread House Chimney

Instructions

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1. - Brick effect: Using a small, angled spatula, ice the chimney smooth with thin consistency red royal icing.
2. - Using thin consistency white royal icing and a decorating bag fitted with tip 2, pipe evenly spaced horizontal lines.
3. - Pipe evenly spaced vertical lines across each row to create bricks, staggering the lines in the row.
4. - Stone effect: Using a small, angled spatula, spread medium consistency royal icing over one side of the chimney.
5. - Position slivered almonds, natural colored jellybeans or candy rocks to cover the iced chimney surface. If using jellybeans, cut each one lengthwise with a paring knife and place the flat (cut) side against the icing.
6. - 2Repeat with remaining chimney sides, icing only one section at a time to avoid the icing drying out before the nuts or candies are positioned.

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