Strawberry Pretzel Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. crushed pretzels, coarse
3/4 c. melted margarine
3 tsp. or 1/2 c. sugar
8 oz. softened cream cheese
1 c. sugar
2 c. Cool Whip
1 large strawberry Jell-O or 2 (3 oz. size) boxes
2 c. boiling water
20 oz. frozen strawberries with juice

Preparation

Mix pretzels, sugar and margarine and press in 9 x 13 x 2-inch pan.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 8 minutes exactly or 350\u00b0 for 9 minutes. Beat sugar into cream cheese.
Stir in Cool Whip.
Spread on cooled pretzel mixture.
(May thin with small amount milk.) Prepare Jell-O with 2 cups boiling water.
Cool few minutes.
Add strawberries with juice, stirring to melt.
Mix together and set until it begins to gel.
Pour over cheese mixture.
Refrigerate. Serves 12.