Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Even though the name of this recipe is called strawberry pretzel salad, its not much of a salad. It is all dessert and all delicious. I was looking over the food & drink section of pinterest (something I do a lot) and I saw this recipe. My mom made this for my family years ago, it was great but we must have just forgotten about it and the recipe was lost along the way. So when I found it again I called her up and made her make it for our weekend trip to Kansas we took this past weekend. 
It was a hit with my family and hopefully it will be a hit with yours:

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Ingredients:
2 cups crushed pretzels
3/4 cup butter, melted
3 Tablespoons white sugar

1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese
1 cup white sugar
1 (8 oz) container of frozen whipped cream, thawed

2 (3 oz) packages of strawberry flavored jello
2 cups boiling water
2 (10 oz) packages of frozen strawberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter and 3 tablespoons sugar; mix well and press mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until set. Set aside to cool.
4. In a large mixing bowl cream together cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold in whipped topping. Spread mixture onto cooled crust.
5. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in still frozen strawberries and allow to set briefly. When mixture is about the consistency of egg whites, pour and spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until set.

Happy Monday!

♥ The Westward Wives