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Chocolate Peanut Butter Dip

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Ingredients And Procedures

3 oz Pkg cream cheese, softened

1/3 c Creamy peanut butter

1 ds Ground cinnamon

1/4 c Chocolate syrup

2 tb Milk

Assorted cut-up fruit Assorted cookies Pretzels From: Sesame Street Mag. Parents Guide This one is so easy to make! Your kids will be able to fix and dip into it within 5 minutes of coming home. Use an assortment of dippers...fruit, cookies, pretzels. 1. In large bowl with electric mixer on medium, beat cream cheese, peanut

butter, and cinnamon until smooth. 2. Gradually beat in chocolate syrup and milk until well blended.

3. Serve with fruit, cookies, or pretzels.

Prep time: 5 minutes. From: Sesame Street Magazine's Parents Guide, Sept 1991 issue. Posted by: Donna Ransdell

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