Pretzel Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (3 oz.) strawberry jello
3/4 c. sugar
8 oz. cream cheese
2 c. pretzels
1 1/2 sticks butter
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 1/2 c. water
8 oz. Cool Whip

Preparation

Dissolve jello in 2 cups of water.
Add 1/2 cup cold water. Slice strawberries, then stir into jello mixture.
Set aside. Cream sugar and butter.
Stir in coarsely crushed pretzels.
Put into 9 x 13-inch pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
Cool.
Blend cream cheese, sugar and 4 1/2 ounces of Cool Whip.
Spread over crust.
Pour jello mixture over cream cheese.
Layer. Refrigerate.
Top with balance of Cool Whip.