Holiday Red Raspberry Chocolate Bars

Makes 3 dozen bars

Ingredients:

• 2-1/2 - cups all-purpose flour
• 1 - cup sugar
• 3/4 - cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 - cup (2-sticks) cold butter or margarine
• 1 - egg, beaten
• 1 - jar (12-ounces) seedless red raspberry jam
• 1-2/3 - cups Milk Chocolate Chips, SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips, HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips or MINI KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates

Directions:

1. Stir together flour, sugar, pecans, butter and egg in large bowl.
2. Cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Set aside 1-1/2 cups crumb mixture.
4. Press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of prepared pan.
5. Stir jam to soften.  Carefully spread over crumb mixture in pan.
6. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
7. Crumble reserved crumb mixture evenly over top.
8. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned.
9. Cool completely in pan on wire rack; cut into bars.

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