Chunky Chocolate Jam Bars

By Hules728

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 cup BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut
• 1/2 cup PLANTERS Chopped Pecans, toasted
• 5 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1 jar (12 oz.) raspberry jam

Preparation

Step 1

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix flour, brown sugar and baking powder in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add oats, coconut and pecans; mix well.

PRESS half of the crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of greased 13x9-inch baking pan; sprinkle with chopped chocolate. Spoon jam over top; sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.

BAKE 25 to 30 min. or until lightly browned. Cool completely on wire rack.