Chocolate And Raspberry Macaroon Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 ounce chocolate, chopped
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
• 2 tablespoons orange liqueur
• 2 cups hazelnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 large egg whites

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 butter and flour a 13 x 9 inch pyrex baking dish.
• 3 melt butter with chocolate over low heat.
• 4 beat in ½ cup sugar and egg.
• 5 stir in 1 tsp of vanilla, the flour and a pinch of salt.
• 6 spread mixture in prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes.
• 7 let cool 5 minutes.
• 8 whisk liqueur into jam until smooth and spread over chocolate layer to with a ½ inch of the edge of pan.
• 9 increase oven temperature to 375 degrees f.
• 10 in processor, grind hazelnuts fine with remaining sugar and salt.
• 11 add whites and remaining vanilla and blend.
• 12 spoon carefully over jam topping, covering it completely.
• 13 bake 25-30 minutes, or until top is firm to touch and tester comes out clean.
• 14 let cool.
• 15 cut into 36 bars.