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It started 41 years ago, when a little old lady in St. Louis, her hands gnarled from age, shared her directions for cookie houses with Rosette Lanssens.

So, Lanssens began crafting the little houses. One day, her son suggested she share her cookie-house secret.

Rosette Cookie House Etc. was born. For $14.95, Lanssens sells the cardboard master plan for her cookie house (instructions included, but cookies and decorations are not), which makes a house 18-by-18 inches.

To order: send a check for $19.60 ($14.95 plus tax and $3.50 shipping and handling) to Rosette Cookie House Etc., 25432 Classic Dr., Mission Viejo, Calif. 92691; or fax your order, with Visa or MasterCard number, to (714) 830-3682.