Hershey's Holiday House

Instructions

1. Make house ends by cutting 1 Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar in half making 2 squares of 8 sections; cut house sides by cutting large rectangle (3 sections across and 4 sections high) from 2 bars.
2. Cut 5 chocolate pieces that are each 2 sections high. Make 2 house gables and 3 roof supports by cutting each from top center point of pieces down to the lower right and left corners to make triangles.
3. Place piece of wax on counter. Place chocolate trimmings in small heavy-duty (freezer) food storage bag. Microwave on medium power for 30 second; knead chocolate and bag. Microwave in 10 second increments until chocolate is melted and smooth. Clip off one corner of bag about 1/4-inch from point. Pipe melted chocolate on top edge of each house end; attach gable. Lay flat on wax paper until firm.
4. Remove wrapped from Kit Kat XL bar and place onto a cake plate or board as the foundation of your house. Option, secure bar in place by piping melted chocolate onto surface before adding the bar. (Or "glue" 4 Kit Kat Bars (1.5 oz each) together from base.) Allow to firm.
5. "Glue" remaining Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar sections to form box for house. Be sure to arrange chocolate bars so that you can read 'Hershey's' on each piece. Allow chocolate 'glue' to firm. Fill interior of the house with wrapped candies, if desired.
6. Place the 2 reserved Hershey's Milk Chocolate rows from cutting house sides on cutting board. Cut 2 more chocolate pieces (1 section across and 4 sections high).
7. Pipe melted chocolate along top edge of house sides. Evenly space roof supports, trimming and using chocolate rectangle "floorboards" cut in above step to support and hold roof supports in place. Allow to firm.
8. Cut Kit Kat Bars so that you have 2 two-finger sections. Pipe melted chocolate on edges of roof supports, gables and top edge of house sides. Position these sections on each side of house to complete roof. Allow to firm.
9. Prepare and decorate house with royal icing and candies. Dust house roof with powdered sugar.
10. Royal Icing: Stir together 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon pasteurized dried egg whites (meringue powder). Add 3 tablespoons warm water. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until spreadable. Add additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if too thick. 1 cup icing.