Pretzel Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. crushed pretzels
3/4 c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
1 (8 oz.) Cool Whip
2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen strawberries, thawed
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
3 Tbsp. sugar
2 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry Jell-O
2 c. boiling water

Preparation

Mix pretzels, melted butter, and 3 tablespoons of sugar in bowl.
Press evenly into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch lightly greased pan (Pam is okay).
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 8 minutes.
Cool completely. With electric mixer, beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar until creamy.
Beat in Cool Whip.
Spread mixture over cooled pretzel crust.
Pour boiling water into bowl and stir in Jell-O until well dissolved.
Add strawberries to Jell-O and cool until syrupy. Pour over cheese mixture and chill for 3 to 4 hours before cutting into squares.