Relish Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 1/2 cups quick oats
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened and cut into small pieces
• 1 1/2 cups raspberry jam
• 1 (12 ounce) bag chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f coat a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, combine flours, oats, salt and sugar. add butter and combine until large crumbs form. reserve one-third of crumb mixture.
• 3 press remaining crumbs on bottom of pan. spread jam almost to edges of crust. sprinkle chocolate chips, reserved crumb mixture and macadamia nuts on top.
• 4 bake 30 minutes, covering top with foil for last 10 minutes, until golden brown. cool on wire rack. remove from pan and cut into bars.