FRUIT AND CHOCOLATE STREUSEL SQUARES

• PREP TIME
  20 MINUTES
• COOKING TIME
  30 MINUTES
• SKILL LEVEL
  EASY
• MAKES
  30 
  SQUARES (2 1/2 DOZEN)

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup raspberry, strawberry or apricot preserves
• 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
• 1/4 cup chopped almonds
• Powdered sugar (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 9-inch-square baking pan.

COMBINE flour, oats, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives; reserve 1 cup oat mixture for topping. Press remaining oat mixture into prepared baking pan. Spread preserves over crust; sprinkle with morsels.

COMBINE reserved oat mixture with nuts; sprinkle over morsels. Pat down lightly.

BAKE for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack until chocolate is firm or refrigerate for 30 minutes to speed cooling. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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About chef imado

Hello! My Name Is Imad Qaidi, Cooking Holds a certificate of the Moroccan state and I have all the qualifications of the traditional and the modern cuisine of various well-known in the world of cooking states, Best Regards Admin.