Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

2 ½ cups broken butter pretzels
1 ½ sticks melted margarine
2 3-ounce packages wild strawberry Jello
2 cups water
2 10-ounce packages frozen strawberries, thawed
1 cup sugar
8 oz. Package cream cheese
9 ounces Cool whip, thawed

Preheat oven to 400. Mix together broken pretzels and melted margarine. Pat into bottom of 9 x 13” pan. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes. Dissolve jello in boiling water; chill until partially congealed, stir in strawberries. Mix sugar, cream cheese and Cool Whip until well blended. Spread mixture over cooled pretzels. Pour strawberry mixture over top. Refrigerate until set.