RED RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 9 x 13 baking pan.
• Stir together flour, sugar, pecans (or almonds) and egg in a large bowl.
• Cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture.
• Press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of prepared pan.
• Stir jam to soften; carefully spread over crumb mixture.
• Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• Crumble remaining crumb mixture evenly over top.
• Bake 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool completely in pan on wire rack; cut into bars.