Chunky Chocolate-Jam Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 tsp calumet baking powder 
• 0.5 cup baker's angel flake coconut 
• 1.5 cups flour 
• 1 cup brown sugar light packed
• 0.5 cup planters pecans toasted chopped
• 1.5 cups quick-cooking oats 
• 12 oz raspberry jam 
• 5 oz baker's semi-sweet chocolate coarsely chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• blender

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Mix flour, sugar and baking powder in large bowl until blended.
3. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4. Add oats, coconut and nuts; mix well.
5. Press half the crumb mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with chocolate. Top with jam and remaining crumb mixture.
6. Bake 25 to 30 min. or until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars.