Cranberry Pretzel Salad

Name: Cranberry Pretzel Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 37 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups crushed salted pretzels; 1/4 cup chopped pecan pieces, plus 2 Tbsp (divided); 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 3/4 cup butter (melted); 1 8 oz block cream cheese (softened); 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 2 8 oz frozen whipped topping (thawed and divided); 2 3 oz boxes cranberry or black cherry Jell-O mix; 2 cups boiling cranberry cocktail juice or water; 2 14 oz cans whole berry cranberry sauce