Switch one on at dusk and it does the work of a lamp on a dark shelf, which is why these earn their place long after the tree comes down. Each house stands 7.5 inches on its own cookie base, piped in white royal icing, with warm white LEDs inside and batteries rather than a cord, so it can sit anywhere. Kurt S. Adler, Inc. makes three, the same scale so they group properly. Choose the house that suits a hall table, a mantel or a bookshelf.

Each item sold separately. Each order includes one in your selected design.

• Side Chimney: a narrow house with a lit arched gable window
• Bell Tower: a bell tower on the ridge over four lit panes
• Steep Roof: a steep pitch under heavy icing snow
• 7.5 inches tall, warm white LEDs, battery operated