I have hunted for two years for a good pretzel mix in a box to no avail! In the past, I’ve used both Auntie Anne’s and Fleischmann’s with good luck. Since my boys were asking and I couldn’t go another year without shamrock pretzels, I turned to the Nine & Sixteen recipe. I love pretty much anything she’s ever shared and her pretzels were no different. They turned out perfectly, just as promised.
I set the table with my same green gingham tablecloth (it washes and dries beautifully!). The platter is by Happy Everything with an old shamrock attachment. I get all of my pieces at A. Dodson’s.

Soft Pretzels Recipe
THE RECIPE >> Nine & Sixteen Soft Pretzels
Instructions on forming them into shamrocks is below!
Shamrock Soft Pretzels Video
You can watch the whole thing in action in this quick 3 minute video. Spoiler alert: It is not nearly as cute, professional or well done at Tasty. :-)
Shamrock Soft Pretzels Instructions
You will want to follow all of the directions on whatever recipe you are using, but then twist them into shamrocks. This is easier than making a pretzel shape!
- Once you’ve divided the dough per your recipe, use your hands to roll out each piece into a 24″ strip. I keep this ruler in my kitchen tool drawer.
- Start with the stem of the shamrock. Pull the strip up and loop it around to the left, down and back across.
- Add a second loop going up, around to the left and down.
- Make the third loop going up and around to the left. Tuck the end between the pretzel dough layers.




The Green Salt
Figuring my shamrock pretzels needed a little something green, I placed a few teaspoons of salt into a small zip top bag. I added two drops of liquid green food coloring and shook it around to evenly coat everything. I then sprinkled the green salt on the pretzels.
We’re enjoying all the green and festive things around here this week. Tomorrow brings our annual Krispy Kreme breakfast delivery!!

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Thanks for sharing her recipe! I have been on the search for pretzel mix and could not find any anywhere! Sadly, I don’t think Auntie Anne’s or Fleischmann’s is making them anymore.
How cute!!