Raspberry Chocolate Chip Crumb Bars
These irresistible, 7-ingredient Raspberry Chocolate Chip Crumb Bars have raspberry jam and chocolate chips sandwiched between buttery shortbread cookie crust and a cashew crumb topping.
Servings 16 2-inch squares
Ingredients
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1 cup seedless raspberry jam
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup cashews, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking dish.
- In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, mix butter and sugar until well combined and creamy. Mix in egg.
- Add flour in 4 additions on low speed. Mix just until combined.
- Reserve 1 cup of crumb mixture in a small bowl. Stir in cashews.
- Press remaining batter onto the bottom of prepared baking dish.
- Spread raspberry jam to within ½-inch of edge of crust. Sprinkle ¼ cup of chocolate chips over the jam.
- Crumble the reserved crumb mixture over the jam and chips. Sprinkle remaining chips over top.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes until the jam is bubbly and crumb topping is lightly browned.
- Let pan cool on a cooling rack before cutting into bars.
Notes
You can substitute what ever jam or preserves you like. And, you could also replace the cashews with a variety of nuts.