Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars

• butter, softened↗1 cup
• flour↗2 cups
• light brown sugar, firmly packed↗1⁄2 cup
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• semisweet chocolate morsels, divided↗1 ounce
• sweetened condensed milk↗1 ounce
• nuts, chopped1⁄2 cup
• seedless raspberry jam↗1⁄3 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy.

4. 4

   Beat in flour, sugar, and salt until well mixed.

5. 5

   With floured fingers, press 1 1/4 cup crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan; reserving remaining crumb mixture.

6. 6

   Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

7. 7

   Combine 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels and sweetened condensed milk in a small heavy duty saucepan.

8. 8

   Melt over low heat until smooth.

9. 9

   Spread over hot crust.

10. 10

    Stir nuts into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle evenly over chocolate filling.

11. 11

    Drop teaspoonfuls of raspberry jam over crumb mixture.

12. 12

    Sprinkle with remaining semi-sweet chocolate morsels.

13. 13

    Continue baking for 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set.

14. 14

    Cool completely on wire rack.