Pretzel Log Cabin Recipe - The Soccer Mom Blog (2024)

Like a gingerbread house, only better! This candy covered pretzel log cabin is easy for kids to make and delicious to eat!

Pretzel Log Cabin Recipe

Making gingerbread houses is one of the most revered Christmas traditions — but ours never seem to look anywhere near as nice as the pictures!

In fact, the last gingerbread house kit that we made totally fell apart while we were still building it! The gingerbread cookies just cracked and crumbled right in our hands — it was a total bummer!

That’s why this year we wanted to make something that was a little more durable, so we used sturdy pretzel rods to build a Christmas cabin.

I just love how the pretzel log cabin turned out! The frosting looks just like the caulking on a real log cabin! The Christmas candy is so bright and festive!

And the best part is that our pretzel log cabin is a lot steadier than any gingerbread house we’ve ever built. I think this new Christmas tradition is a keeper!

Related: Try making our Pretzel Christmas Treestoo! You can use the same pretzel rods as used in this recipe.

Ingredients

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• Large pretzel rods (for the cabin)
• Vanilla frosting (for the caulking)
• Graham crackers (for the roof)
• Assorted candy (to decorate)

Kitchen Tools Used

• Cake board (on which to build your pretzel log cabin)
• Kitchen shears

How to Make a Pretzel Log Cabin

To start, use a generous amount of frosting to secure the base of your cabin to a cake stand or plate. I find that a cardboard cake board provides a stable platform on which to build the cabin because it is not as slippery as a typical plate.

Stack pretzel rods in alternating layers, using frosting to secure the corners in place.

Once your walls are built, smear a LOT of frosting on the back side of each wall. The frosting will push through and fill in the cracks, just like caulking on a real log cabin.

To form the supports for your roof, place one pretzel rod in each corner of the cabin, making a triangle shape with the point at the top.

Place graham crackers on top of your support beams, slightly overlapping, like large roof shingles. Use frosting like “glue” to hold each roof piece in place.

Place one pretzel rod in the middle of the top of the roof and press until frosting sets.

Use kitchen shears to trim the ends of the pretzel rod so they don’t stick out too far. You can also use kitchen shears to trim pretzel rods to just the right size to make your log cabin door.

Cover the graham cracker roof with a light coat of frosting and decorate your log cabin with any fun candy you like. We pressed candy onto the side of the roof, made a pretzel door frame, and used larger candies for “windows” and other accents. You can use a dab of icing as glue for the candy pieces. You could even pipe icing onto the eaves like snow!

Prep Tips

• We provided ingredient amounts to give you a general idea of what to buy. You may end up using more or less than we did depending on the size of your log cabin.
• We used store bought vanilla icing to save time, and it works great! However, homemade buttercream icing is often thicker and may set even better than store bought icing. This is a simple one from our friend Kylee Cooks.
• If using store bought icing, do not use whipped icing, as it won’t hold up well.
• Pretzel logs are sturdier than gingerbread sheets, but you’ll still want to work carefully, especially while the icing is still soft.

Pretzel Log Cabin Instructions (Printable Copy)

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