White Chip Raspberry Bars

These bars are great! I found them over at Cookie Madness. Anna has wonderful recipes for all kinds of cookies, bars, cakes, etc. I've been following her site for about a year now and am amazed at all the wonderful and creative cookies she makes. I made these last week and they were gone pretty quick. I followed her recipe exactly...didn't need any changes. Anna also states that you can used any jam you would like in these bars. I, personally, think the raspberry is perfect. My husband loved these but my youngest son passed on these since he's not a big fan of jam filled cookies or bars. Oh well, more for me!

1 stick salted butter
1 12 oz. package of white morsels
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp. lemon zest
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9 inch square metal pan with foil and sray the foil with cooking spray. Melt butter in a medium microwave safe bowl on high for 1 minute. Add 1 cups morsels; do not stir, let stand. Beat eggs in mixing bowl until foamy. Add sugar and beat about 5 minutes until lemon colored. Stir in morsel mixture, lemon zest and almond extract. Add flour and salt. Mix until combined. Spread 2/3 batter on pan and bake 15-17 minutes.

Remove from oven to wire rack. Heat jam in microwave 30 seconds; stir. Spread over warm crust, stir remaining morsels into batter. Drop spoonfuls of batter onto jam. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack and cut into bars.