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Chocolate Raspberry Crumb
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Photo from Nestle's VeryBestBaking.com website. Whenever I share these cookies with others, someone always asks for the recipe! The flavor combination is so delicious, they're usually gone very quickly. This is a great way to use your homemade jams. Check out more of Linda's favorite Cookie Recipes and Secrets To Making Perfect Cookies. Also learn How To Have A Successful Holiday Cookie Exchange or Cookie Swap. Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars 1
cup butter, room temperature 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam* * If desired, more raspberry jam may be used. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or grease a 13- by 9-inch baking pan. In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in flour and brown sugar until well mixed. With floured fingers, press 1 3/4 cups crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan; reserve remaining mixture. Bake approximately 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown; remove from oven and set aside. In a small saucepan over low heat, combine 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips, and sweetened condensed milk. Melt over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and spread over prepared hot crust. Stir chopped nuts into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over chocolate filling. Drop by teaspoons of raspberry jam over crumb mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup semisweet and bittersweet chocolate chips.Return to oven and continue baking for 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Remove from oven and let cool in the pan on a wire rack. Once cool, cut into bars. Makes about 2 dozen cookies. |
