College of the Ozarks students create gingerbread house modeled after campus landmark

POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — A team of students at The Keeter Center at College of the Ozarks created a gingerbread house modeled after Williams Memorial Chapel, an iconic campus landmark. The Keeter Center will display the model during the Christmas season.

Executive Chef Robert Stricklin and pastry chef Daniel Holmes provided oversight for the team of kitchen students throughout the project. Ingredients for the 6-foot-long gingerbread creation included 200 lbs. of flour, 25 lbs. of butter, 50 lbs. of powdered sugar, 64 lbs. of brown sugar, and 2 lbs. of cinnamon. Students invested 200 hours in the creation of the model chapel.

“The fact that the gingerbread chapel was student-made provides guests a beautiful reminder of the dedication and skill of College of the Ozarks students,” Stricklin said. “They collaborated on the effort and continued the tradition of building an enormous gingerbread house for the Christmas season at The Keeter Center.”

The chapel debuted last year as the featured gingerbread piece for the holiday season.

While on campus, guests may visit the College of the Ozarks student industries, including the Stained Glass & Candle Shop and Edwards Mill. These locations are perfect for shopping for last-minute Christmas gifts, including student-made stained-glass pieces, fruit spreads, baskets, candles, and the classic C of O fruitcake. To order online and ship anywhere across the globe, visit store.cofo.edu.

The above press release is from College of the Ozarks.