Pretzel Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. pretzels, crushed
3/4 c. butter, melted
3/4 c. and 2 Tbsp. sugar
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
8 oz. Cool Whip topping
1 large pkg. strawberry jello
2 c. sliced strawberries (fresh or frozen), drained and reserve juice

Preparation

Spread pretzels on bottom of 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
Mix melted butter with 2 tablespoons sugar and pour over pretzels and bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
Cool.
Whip together the cream cheese, Cool Whip and 3/4 cup sugar.
Spread over cooled pretzels. Dissolve strawberry jello with 1 1/2 cups boiling water.
Add 1 cup strawberry juice and the sliced strawberries.
When cool and starting to jell, pour over the cream cheese layer and let set until firm.