Place butter in glass 9″ x 13″ baking dish

place dish in the oven while it’s preheating to 350 until butter has melted.

Combine crushed pretzels with 1/3 cup sugar and add to melted butter in dish.

Stir pretzel mixture into butter and pat it down evenly over the bottom of the dish.

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes, remove from oven and cool.

Beat cream cheese with 1 cup of sugar, fold in whipped topping and spread evenly on cooled crust.

Boil water in a 4 qt measuring cup.

Carefully pour over cream cheese layer.

Chill at least 4 hours before serving.

Cut into squares to serve or carefully spoon into stemmed glasses or parfait dishes.

Garnish with a dollop of whipping topping, fresh strawberries and pretzel sticks if desired.