Raspberry Almond Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 (10 -12 ounce) package vanilla chips or (10 -12 ounce) package white chocolate chips, divided
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
1/4 cup sliced almonds

Preparation

Heat oven to 325\u00b0F.
In a saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat; add 1 cup chips (do not stir).
In a small mixing bowl, beat eggs until foamy; gradually add sugar.
Stir in chip mixture and almond extract.
Combine flour and salt; add to egg mixture until justcombined.
Spread half of the batter into a greased 9-in. square baking pan.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
In a small saucepan, over low heat, melt jam; spread over warm crust.
Stir remaining chips into the remaining batter; drop by teaspoonfuls over the jam layer.
Sprinkle with almonds.
Bake 30-35 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.