Birch tree pretzel rods

Another staple in our household for Christmas cookie baking is the birch bark cookie. My Mum came across this recipe years ago in one of those small Pillsbury booklets that you typically find at the

Oh so good, Birch Bark Pretzels! Crunchy, salty, sweet and beautiful. Voila! I think natural birch bark is so beautiful - look at this gorgeous bark peeling away from the trunk at our cottage in northern Michigan. I like to replicate birch bark in chocolate and serve these pretzel rods at parties, football tailgates or anytime in the Fall when a sweet portable snack enhances the fun. These birch bark pretzels have been particularly popular when I bring them to euchre night. They are perfect…

I just love this time of year. I spend most of my time in the kitchen listening to Christmas music, sipping cocoa, and baking. I made these birch bark pretzels this past Sunday during a snow storm. The view out my window was beautiful. (I should have taken a picture.) I have admitted in the past that I am not Winter's number one fan, but snow around Christmas time just feels magical. Making these treats this year was bittersweet for me. I enjoy the process, and the tradition, but I usually…

Birch Tree Chocolate Pretzel Rods by The Sugar Llama

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This is one of several recipes that I've dreaded making since I got the book and started leafing through the pictures. I dread things when I don't think I can handle the technique or when I can do it but I think it'll end up being such a slipshod job that it will just annoy me. So when Woody was here in the fall, I asked him if he'd help me with the Pink Pearl Lady Cake and these Twigs. "Yes," he said. "No problem. I think Rose and I will be coming to Minnesota in March, so we can do them…