Fudgy Raspberry Swirl Bars

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup raspberry preserves
• confectioners' sugar, if desired

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease 9 x 13 pan.
• 3 melt chocolate chips and butter in 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally until smooth (approx. 5 to 8 minutes).
• 4 remove from heat and stir in sugar and vanilla.
• 5 add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each egg.
• 6 stir in flour and salt. do not over-mix . mix just until flour is moistened.
• 7 spread batter into the prepared baking pan.
• 8 drop spoonfuls of preserves onto the batter around the edges and corners. gently pull knife through batter and preserves towards center for swirled effect. do not over swirl).
• 9 bake 33 to 38 minuts or until bars are just beginning to pull away from sides of pan.
• 10 cool complete. cut into bars, dust with confectioner's sugar, if desired.