Chocolate Chip Raspberry Bars (Toh) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter, cold and cubed
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup seedless raspberry jam
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Preparation

In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles course crumbs.
Stir in egg and extract just until moistened, set aside 1 C of crumb mixture for topping.
Press remaining mixture into a greased 11 x 7 inch baking pan.
Bake at 350F for 5 minutes then spread with jam and sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 35-40 minutes longer or until golden brown.
Sprinkle with semi-sweet chips and return to oven for about 30 seconds or until the chips look glossy.
Cool completely on a wire rack, then cut into bars.