Raspberry Chocolate Bars
Blue Ribbon Recipe
We really liked this recipe, especially the yummy crust. Feel free to get creative and change the flavor of the jam to suit your preferences.
Ingredients
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1 cflour
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1/4 cpowdered sugar
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1/2 cbutter (no substitutions)
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1/2 cseedless raspberry jam
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3 ozcream cheese, softened
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2 Tbspmilk
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1 cwhite chocolate chips
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2 ozsemi-sweet baking chocolate squares
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1 Tbspshortening
How to Make Raspberry Chocolate Bars
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl combine flour and powdered sugar. Cut in butter; mix well. Press mixture into a 9 inch square baking dish. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until lightly brown. Allow to cool completely.
- Spread jam evenly over cooled crust.
- In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese and milk together until smooth; set aside.
- In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the white chocolate chips and add to the cream cheese mixture; beat until smooth. Spread evenly over raspberry mixture. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Cut chocolate squares into small pieces and melt with shortening in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Spread over white chocolate layer. Cool completely before cutting into small squares. Store in the fridge.
