2 cups pretzel sticks

1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine

2 cups sugar, separated

6-oz. package strawberry Jello

1 (10-oz.) package or 2 (6-oz.) package frozen strawberries

8 oz. Cool Whip

8 oz. cream cheese

Coarsely crush pretzels and spread into 2-quart oiled baking dish. In a saucepan, melt margarine and 1 cup sugar. Drizzle over pretzels and bake for 5 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool. In a bowl, mix Jello and 2 cups boiling water. Add strawberries and chill until it starts to gel; not firm! Blend in Cool Whip, cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. When pretzels are cool, spread with cheese mixture, then Jello mixture. Refrigerate until firm. Cut through pretzels to serve.