Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Recipe from Aunt Dorothea

• Ready In: 31 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 2  cups  pretzels, coarsely crushed
• 4  tablespoons sugar
• 1  cup sugar
• 6  ounces strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
• 3⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 1 (8 ounce)  cream cheese, softened
• 8  ounces Cool Whip
• 2 (10 ounce)  frozen strawberries

Directions

1. Mix pretzels, butter and 4 TBSP sugar and pat into a 9x13 pan. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 6 minutes.
2. Mix cream cheese with 1 cup sugar. Fold in Cool Whip. Spread over cooled pretzel crust.
3. Dissolve jello in 2 cups boiling water. Stir in strawberries until berries start to separate and jello sets. Pour onto cheese mixture when slightly thickened and refrigerate.