Decadent Chocolate Raspberry Bars

Name: Decadent Chocolate Raspberry Bars
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 12 cup powdered sugar; 1 cup butter, room temp; 1 cup raspberry jam; 1 -8 ounce cream cheese, softened; 4 tablespoons milk; 2 cups vanilla chips or 2 cups white chocolate chips, melted; 1 12 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips; 4 tablespoons shortening

9 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2 cups flour
12 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter, room temp
1 cup raspberry jam
1 -8 ounce cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons milk
2 cups vanilla chips or 2 cups white chocolate chips, melted
1 12 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 tablespoons shortening

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375.
2

Combine crust ingredients (cut in butter with pastry cutter); press into 13x9 pan; bake 15-18 minutes.
3

Spread jam over WARM crust; set aside.
4

In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth, add melted vanilla chips, continue beating until smooth; spread over jam.
5

Cool completely; chill for one hour.
6

For glaze: melt chips and shortening, stir until smooth, spread over chilled filling; chill for 10 minutes more (set).
7

Cut into small bars, chill another hour (practice restraint!
8

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9

Store in fridge.
10

SUBSTITUTE: IMHO there is nothing better than raspberry jam, but I suppose you could use strawberry or even apricot or orange marmalade for a whole 'nother flavor!