Decadent Chocolate Raspberry Bars

• 2 cups flour
• 12 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter, room temp
• 1 cup raspberry jam
• 1 -8 ounce cream cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 2 cups vanilla chips or 2 cups white chocolate chips, melted
• 1 12 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 4 tablespoons shortening

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Combine crust ingredients (cut in butter with pastry cutter); press into 13x9 pan; bake 15-18 minutes.
3. Spread jam over WARM crust; set aside.
4. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth, add melted vanilla chips, continue beating until smooth; spread over jam.
5. Cool completely; chill for one hour.
6. For glaze: melt chips and shortening, stir until smooth, spread over chilled filling; chill for 10 minutes more (set).
7. Cut into small bars, chill another hour (practice restraint!
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9. Store in fridge.
10. SUBSTITUTE: IMHO there is nothing better than raspberry jam, but I suppose you could use strawberry or even apricot or orange marmalade for a whole 'nother flavor!

flour, powdered sugar, butter, raspberry jam, cream cheese, milk, vanilla chips, semisweet chocolate chips, shortening

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/decadent-chocolate-raspberry-bars-263523 (may not work)