fruit and chocolate dream bars

Name: Fruit and Chocolate Dream Bars
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - crust; 1 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 stick(s) butter; - topping:; 2/3 cup(s) flour; 1/2 cup(s) chopped pecans; 1/3 cup(s) packed brown sugar; 6 tablespoon(s) butter or margarine softened; 1/2 cup(s) raspberry or strawberry jam; 2 cup(s) (11 1/2 oz pkg.) milk chocolate chips

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Carol Junkins

Hanson, MA

Updated on Jul 19, 2011

These have jam (any flavor) in the middle ~ a little extra treat is the chocolate chips on top !

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Ingredients

- crust
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 stick butter
- topping:
2/3 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons butter or margarine softened
1/2 cup raspberry or strawberry jam
2 cups (11 1/2 oz pkg.) milk chocolate chips

How To Make fruit and chocolate dream bars

Step 1

FOR CRUST: Combine flour and granulated sugar in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Step 2

Press onto bottom of 9" square baking pan. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 18-20 minutes or until set but not brown.
Step 3

FOR TOPPING: Combine flour, pecans and brown sugar in same bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Step 4

Spread jam over hot crust. Sprinkle with topping and morsels.
Step 5

Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Makes 2 1/2 dozen bars.
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