Chocolate raspberry bars
36 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ¼ | cup | Confectioner's sugar |
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine |
| Filling | ||
| ½ | cup | Raspberry jam -- seedless |
| 4 | ounces | Cream cheese -- softened |
| 2 | tablespoons | Milk |
| 1 | cup | Vanilla-flavored chips -- |
| Melted 6 oz. | ||
| Glaze: | ||
| ¾ | cup | Semisweet chocolate chips |
| 2 | tablespoons | Shortening |
Directions
In a bowl combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Press into an ungreased 9 in. square baking pan. Bake at 375 deg. for 15 to 18 min. or until browned. Spread jam over warm crust.
In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth. Add vanilla chips; beat until smooth. Spread carefully over jam layer.
Cool completely. Chill until set about 1 hour. For glaze, melt chocolate chips and shortening; spread over filling. Chill for 10 min. Cut into bars; chill another hour. Store in the refrigerator.
Yield: 3 dozen.
Recipe By : Taste Of Home