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Nikki Wills

Nikki is the creative force behind Tikkido.com. She's been featured on Food Network's Holiday Gingerbread Showdown and is the author of Gingerbread for Beginners. She loves baking sweet things (but eating savory things), crafts, public radio, Irish dancing, and geekery of all sorts. Learn more about Nikki.

Gingerbread E-Book!

I've collected decades of hard-earned gingerbread insights into one simple e-book: Gingerbread for Beginners. Inside you'll find a delicious gingerbread recipe, the best icing recipe, five printable templates, and loads of tips, tricks, and techniques from experts!