Pretzel Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. pretzels, finely crushed
3/4 c. margarine, melted
1 c. plus 3 Tbsp. sugar, divided
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 (8 oz.) carton frozen whipped topping
1 (6 oz.) pkg. strawberry gelatin
1 1/2 c. boiling water
2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen strawberries

Preparation

Mix together pretzels, margarine and 3 tablespoons sugar.
Pat into a 9 x 13-inch pan.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 8 minutes.
Cool. Combine cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and frozen whipped topping; spread over pretzel crust.
Dissolve gelatin in the boiling water; stir in strawberries.
Cool until mixture begins to congeal. Spoon over cream cheese mixture.
Refrigerate overnight.
Cut into squares.