Yield: 36 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1½ cup | Flour |
| 1½ cup | Oats, uncooked |
| ½ cup | Sugar |
| ½ cup | Firmly packed brown sugar |
| 1 teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ¼ teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 cup | Butter, chilled |
| 1 cup | Raspberry preserves |
| 1 cup | (6oz) chocolate chips |
| ¼ cup | Chopped almonds |
| ½ cup | Semisweet chocolate chips =OR=- |
| 1 \N | Bar (4oz) white chocolate, |
| \N \N | Melted |
Preheat oven to 375F.
Cut butter into combined oats, flour, sugars, baking powder and salt until mixture is crumbly.
Reserving 1 cup of the mixture, press emainder into a 9" square baking pan. Bake 10 minutes. Spread preserves over curst, top with chocolate chips. Add almonds to reserved crumbs;sprinkle over chips, patting in gently. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden b Drizzle melted chocolate over and let set up before cutting into bars.
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