Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Recipe Instructions Preheat the oven to 350F. Combine the melted butter, 3 T sugar and crushed pretzels. Press mixture into a 13x9x2" baking pan and bake for about 8 minutes. Cool crust. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and the remaining 1 cup sugar; fold in Cool Whip. Spread on cooled pretzel crust. Dissolve the Jell-O in 2 cups of boiling water. Add frozen strawberries and stir until fruit has separated; place Jell-O in the refrigerator for about 12-15 minutes until it starts to set. Pour Jell-O mixture over cream cheese layer. Return to the refrigerator to set and chill for several hours before serving. Serve in a Longaberger Medium Gathering Basket.