What Are Pretzel sticks and How Can I Use Them?

If pretzel sticks have turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use them with confidence and how to choose them, cook them, store them, what to substitute, and 22 recipes to try them in.

In Chinese:	饼干棒
British (UK) term:	Pretzel sticks
en français:	bâtonnets de bretzel
en español:	palitos de pretzel

Recipes using pretzel sticks

There are 22 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Fancy Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels

My two favorites were dark chocolate drizzled with white chocolate and white chocolate with crushed candy cane. These make great hostess gifts or gifts for neighbors or coworkers.

Halloween Dead Bones

Quick, easy and fun recipe, only thing you need to pay attention is to prevent the marshmallows from melting in the melted white chocolate; so let melted chocolate cool a few seconds, and use a small spoon to help coat chocolate on bones.

Bunny Face Easter Cupcakes

These Easter Bunny Face Cupcakes are so cute, and cakes are so moist, coated with vanilla frosting and coconut flakes, enjoy these pretty bunny face cupcakes!

Boogers on a Stick (Halloween)

Sounds gross but they're reasonably tasty and kids love them.

Calico Kitty Cookies

Adorable cat-shaped cookies made from refrigerated dough with pecan ears, M&M eyes, and pretzel whiskers. A fun baking project kids absolutely love.

Party Mix #2

Classic Chex party mix with mixed cereal, pretzel sticks, and salted nuts baked in melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, and seasoned salt. The original addictive holiday snack mix.

Cat Fancies

Cat-shaped chocolate chip cookies with pecan ears, pretzel whiskers, and candy eyes. A fun baking project kids will love decorating and eating.

Sweet & Salty Snack Mix

Low-calorie snack mix with pretzels, peanuts, air-popped popcorn, graham crackers, and cinnamon-dusted raisins. No baking required. Grab a handful and try to stop at one.

Snack: Perky Party Mix

No-bake party mix with chocolate candies, pretzel sticks, cheese crackers, and raisins. Five minutes, four ingredients, 8 cups of sweet-salty snacking for any crowd.

Favourite Party Mix

Classic party mix tosses Chex-style cereals and pretzel sticks in a Worcestershire butter sauce, baked low until every piece turns deeply seasoned and crisp. The original snack-bowl staple, ready in an hour.

Bombay Nut & Raisin Mix

Bombay nut and raisin mix tossed in garlic butter with curry, chili, and Worcestershire. A skillet-toasted snack of almonds, pine nuts, cashews, and pretzels finished with a sweet kick of raisins.

Bombay Nut 'N' Raisin Mix

Bombay nut and raisin mix with almonds, pine nuts, and cashews toasted in curry butter with garlic, Worcestershire, and broken pretzels. A sweet-savory-spicy snack mix.

Christmas Tree Cake

Christmas tree cake cut from a 13x9 sheet cake into a tree shape, frosted green and decorated with peppermint candies, pretzel rod trunk, and a gumdrop star. Festive holiday show-stopper from one boxed mix.

Pretzels & Beer Bread

Bread machine beer bread studded with broken pretzel sticks for a salty crunch in every slice. Made with light beer, bread flour, and a touch of ginger for a pub-inspired loaf.

Bread Machine Pretzel & Beer Bread

Salty pretzel sticks and light beer come together in this easy bread machine loaf with a crispy crust and soft, chewy crumb. A hint of ginger and baking soda gives it that classic pretzel-shop flavor right from your countertop.

Everything I Wanted in a Snack Snack

No-bake snack mix of Cap'n Crunch peanut butter cereal, pretzel sticks, M&M's and salted peanuts coated in melted white chocolate. Sweet-salty cluster candy in 10 minutes.

Hallween Tarantula Cookies

Spooky chocolate cookies with pretzel stick legs coated in melted chocolate and sprinkles with candy eyes. These Halloween tarantula treats are fun to make with kids.

Party Fodder

Homemade Chex party mix with Wheat Chex, Rice Chex, Cheerios, pretzels, and nuts baked low and slow in garlic butter and Worcestershire sauce. The classic snack mix recipe that vanishes at every gathering.

Amazing Party Mix

Classic homemade party mix with crisp rice, corn, and shredded wheat cereals tossed with pretzels and nuts in a buttery seasoned coating spiked with barbecue sauce, garlic, and toasted sesame seeds.

Raspberry Pretzel Dessert

Three-layer raspberry pretzel dessert with a buttery pretzel crust, cream cheese whipped cream filling, and raspberry Jello topping. A potluck favorite that chills overnight.

Mom's Tidbits

Homemade Chex-style snack mix with shredded wheat, Cheerios, pretzels, and peanuts baked with Worcestershire, dill, and garlic salt. Keeps for 6 weeks.