Pretzel Jello Jell-O Salad Dessert

This has been a family favorite for a long time. It is great as a dessert or a side dish. We often take this to a picnic or bring a dish type of gathering and it's ALWAYS a big hit with kids and adults alike! You might want to bring an extra container of Cool Whip and add a dollop to each serving.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Crust

• 2  cups  lightly rolled  pretzels
• 3⁄4 cup  melted margarine or 3⁄4 cup butter

• Layer over Crust

• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 12  ounces cream cheese
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 12  ounces Cool Whip

• Layer 2

• 6  ounces strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
• 2  cups boiling water
• 20  ounces frozen strawberries (thawed)

Directions

1. Lightly roll or crush pretzels.
2. Mix pretzels with 3/4 cup melted butter or margarine and 3 tablespoons of sugar and press into cake size pan or glass dish.
3. Bake Crust at 350 for 10 minutes.
4. Let Crust cool.
5. Cream together 8 - 12 ounces of cream cheese, 1.5 cups of sugar and then add 12 ounces of Cool Whip.
6. Spread over cooled crust.
7. Mix 1 6 ounce box of instant strawberry Jell-O in 2 cups of boiling water till dissolved.
8. Cool.
9. Add 2 10 ounce packages of thawed strawberries.
10. Spread mixture over the cream cheese layer and chill.
11. ENJOY!