Pineapple Pretzel Salad

Pineapple Pretzel Salad 1 1/2 cups pretzel sticks (broken into inch long pieces) 1/2 cup sugar 1 stick (1/2 cup) melted butter 1 8 oz cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 20 oz crushed pineapple, drained 1 8 oz whipped topping (cool whip) Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large mixing bowl add pretzel sticks, melted butter and sugar together. Stir until pretzels are well coated. Pour mixture onto a 9×13 shallow cookie sheet or baking pan lined with foil. Bake the pretzels about 7 -9 minutes. Remove from oven and stir continually until pretzels have cooled. Set aside until salad is ready to serve. In a large mixing bowl blend the cream cheese and powdered sugar together using an electric mixer. Add the drained crushed pineapple and mix until combined. Fold in the whipped topping. Just before serving mix half the candied pretzels into salad right and use the remaining pretzels on top for garnish.