Chocolate Chip Raspberry Bars

Cut into bars => 32 bars.

Ingredients

 * 1 1/2 	cups 	all-purpose flour
 * 1/2 	cup 	Sugar
 * 1/2 	tsp 	baking powder
 * 1/2 	tsp 	salt
 * 1/2 	cup 	(1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
 * 1 		egg, beaten
 * 1/4 	cup 	milk
 * 1/4 	tsp 	vanilla extract
 * 3/4 	cup 	raspberry preserves
 * 1 	cup 	HERSHEY'S semi-sweet chocolate Chips

Directions

 * 1) Heat oven to 400 °F.
 * 2) Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
 * 3) Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
 * 4) Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
 * 5) Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer until well blended.
 * 6) Reserve 1/2 cup mixture for topping.
 * 7) Spread remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan (this will be a very thin layer).
 * 8) Spread preserves evenly over dough; sprinkle chocolate chips over top.
 * 9) Drop reserved dough by 1/2 teaspoons over chips.
 * 10) Bake 25 minutes or until golden.
 * 11) Cool completely in pan on wire rack.