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Put about 1 cup peanut butter in a resealable plastic bag and seal bag, pressing out excess air.
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Squeeze peanut butter to one corner of bag and snip off 1/8 inch from corner to form a makeshift pastry bag.
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(Do not use a real pastry bag.)
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Secure 2 pretzels to a serving board or plate with dabs of peanut butter, arranging them parallel to each other about 2 inches apart, and pipe peanut butter alone top of them, beginning and ending 1/4 inch from each end of pretzel.
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Put 2 pretzels across base to form a square, arranging them 1/4 inch from ends and pressing them into peanut butter.
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Continue building sides of log cabin in same manner, using peanut butter as mortar, until log cabin is 6 pretzels high on all sides.
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To make roof supports, secure an upright pretzel in center of each of 2 shorter cabin walls, attaching them to inside walls with peanut butter.
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Break 2 pretzels in half and prop 2 halves at a 45F.
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angle against each upright support, securing ends with peanut butter to top of upright and to cabin corners.
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Beginning at base of roof, arrange pretzels across roof supports, piping peanut butter on each pretzel before attaching it and attaching each succeeding pretzel to an opposite side of roof.
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11
Make 7 more cabins in same manner with remaining pretzels and peanut butter.
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Cabins may be made 1 day ahead and chilled.
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Glue 3 pretzels together lengthwise with peanut butter to form a thick trunk and glue 3 broken pretzels of varying lengths to lower end of trunk.
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Glue parsley sprigs to trunk with more peanut butter.
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Make 7 more trees in same manner.
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Use a dab of peanut butter on serving board or plate to stand tree upright.
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Glue broken pretzels in a campfire pattern with peanut butter on serving board or plate in front of cabin and glue red pepper flames to inside of campfire.
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18
Make 7 more campfires in same manner.
