Strawberry Pretzel Dessert

Revised! This is my sister-in-law, Rachel's recipe, she said this is her favorite! My mom made a similar version growing up, but with raspberries. I found a different version of this with less sugar in the crust so am updating accordingly.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 16

Ingredients

• Crust

• 2  cups  pretzel crumbs
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 6  tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)

• Filling

• 8  ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 (9 ounce) container Cool Whip

• Topping

• 2 (3 ounce) boxes strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
• 1 (16 ounce)  frozen strawberries, thawed

Directions

1. Mix pretzels, sugar, and butter together and press into a 9X13 pan. Bake for 5-10 min at 350, let cool.
2. Mix cream cheese and sugar, then fold in Cool Whip. Pour over pretzel crust.
3. Dissolve Jello into 2 cups of boiling water. Add frozen strawberries. Let stand until cool enough to spread over filling.
4. Refridgerate to set, and top with Cool Whip if desired.