- Oreo has come out with their own gingerbread house.
First things first, I'm not about to call this
a holiday chocolate cookie house,
'cause nobody knows what that is.
This is a gingerbread house, made with Oreo.
I'm not gonna be offended
that it's not actually gingerbread,
so let's just get that outta the way.
Pricewise, this is a little more expensive
than the other one's I've seen.
I think they're usually around $14 or $15.
This was $20.
However, I got it at like the craft store,
you know which one I'm talkin' about,
and they always have the 50% off coupon.
In that case, it was only $10.
Will mine look like this?
Ya'll know it's not, we've already done that video.
(screams) No!
Dadgummit!
I'm gonna throw out a disclaimer too,
this has been rolling around in my car for several days,
so I hope it's not cracked.
Okay, so in here we have white icing,
some mini Oreo cookies, and then two regular-sized Oreos.
And then, the classic candies that are in the other kits.
And of course, gumdrops.
You can't have a gingerbread house without gumdrops.
You just can't.
Maybe I'll try to make it look just like the picture,
that way we know if we really have all that we need.
I put in some leftover Christmas M&M's,
and a couple other candies,
because you know if you're makin' this with your kids,
you don't just use the couple little packs of candies
that they give you.
You always pull out your leftover Halloween candy,
or something like that.
Oh wait, but I did go one step further,
'cause right next to the Oreo gingerbread houses
are Oreo candy canes.
So, I just had to.
So mine actually might turn out lookin' better
than this one, 'cause I'm goin' all out.
But Oreo, why, why, this is not a candy cane,
candy canes are peppermint.
At least I didn't get the macaroni
and cheese flavored candy canes.
Let's get started, shall we?
Really this is just like the other gingerbread houses,
but it's made with Oreo cookie.
It is still in one piece.
Oh barely, oh shoot.
Well that'll just be the back of the house.
Oh!
My chimney fell off too, but I can get that back on.
I also think that using this cookie
instead of the gingerbread house,
is probably more tender.
Maybe this one will actually be edible.
Oh my gosh!
Look, my whole house is broken.
Whatever, I'll make it work.
But here's your tip, if you buy this kit,
go straight home with it and put it away.
Don't let it, you know, hang out in the backseat for a week.
But I'll give you just the angle, same as in the picture.
You won't see the mess ups.
This is always the hardest part,
oh I should follow the directions.
I'm gonna try to follow exactly what it says on the box.
First up, massage the icing pack.
Snip the corner off, and we're going to put
a thin strip of icing into the canals.
Oh, gently break apart the side panels,
and detach the chimney.
The chimney was supposed to be detached anyway.
So we have our two house pieces.
Okay, a thick line of icing on the sides.
This is the part that you really have to do
before your kids can get involved,
'cause I don't really follow directions,
and I know they're not going to.
We're going to put these things on.
These are the side windows.
Then I put the other side on, shoo--
Everything's fine, everything's fine.
Lookee there, it worked!
Yeah, I don't know what you do
if you don't use the starter tray.
Okay next, apply a thick strip of icing
to the top peak edges, and we're gonna attach the roof.
(sighs)
Remember it's okay if it's shows up on the outside,
'cause this is the snow.
If it breaks, don't worry.
It seems to go back together, nicely.
So far, so good.
Thin line of strip of icing down the middle
of the roof pieces and continue to hold
until the icing sets.
I feel like it's secure, it's set, we can move on.
Attach the chimney by icing the diagonal edge,
and gently place it on one roof side.
This might be the best I've ever done.
Now, decorate your cookie house.
Use your imagination.
I don't have an imagination anymore,
so I'm going to follow the picture.
(upbeat music)
Voila!
I've done all I can do for this for now.
Overall, I'm very pleased with the Oreo gingerbread house,
especially if you can get it for half off.
The icing really helps hold things together.
I think this is fun for kids, fun for adults.
There's plenty of toppings,
especially if you follow the picture.
I wonder if this is one that people would really eat.
Maybe I should give it a try.
My snowman's head fell off, that's okay.
The cookie's pretty good, it does taste similar
to the Oreo cookie.
So, that's good, it might be edible if you make it,
take a picture, and then eat it.
Don't let it sit on your counter
for a couple weeks 'til Christmas,
because that's what I do and then it's for sure not edible,
unless you're interested in losing all your teeth.
I feel like I should still use the Oreo.
Forget it, I don't wanna mess up the beauty of my house,
but since I'm here, let me go ahead and report
on how the Oreo candy cane taste.
I hope this doesn't make my mouth black.
Definitely does not taste like an Oreo.
Tastes like a Tootsie Roll.
It's got that chocolate that's kinda like
an artificial chocolate taste.
That's a side note, but if you're having an Oreo,
all about Oreo Christmas, then pick up the candy canes
and whatever else Oreo has laying around.
At the end of the day, I think this is a fun one
to try this year.
Do something different,
and pick up the Oreo gingerbread house.
Or if you wanna be technically correct,
the Oreo Chocolate Cookie House.
It's just not as much fun to say.