Recipe For Cooking Chocolate Raspberry Dream Bars

Toaster Oven Cookies :: Bar Cookies

Chocolate Raspberry Dream Bars

Crust
1 1/4 C. flour
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. (1 stick) butter or margarine

Topping
2/3 C. flour
1/2 C. chopped pecans
1/3 C. packed brown sugar
6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
1/2 C. raspberry (or strawberry) jam
2 C. (11.5 oz.) milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Crust: Combine flour and sugar in med. bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press onto bottom of prepared 9-in.-square baking pan. Bake for 18 to 22 min. or until set but not brown.

Topping (prepare while crust is baking): Combine flour, pecans and brown sugar in sm. bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Spread jam over hot crust. Sprinkle with chocolate chips, then with Topping. Bake at for 15 to 20 min. or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.