These Chocolate Raspberry Bar Cookies are perfect for Valentine's Day! Rich, buttery batter topped with raspberry preserves and chocolate chunks.
Valentine's Day is right on the horizon! Do you have plans with your sweetie for the day? It's supposed to be quite cold here so I'm thinking we'll stay in, build a fire, and cook prime rib for dinner. With either Potatoes Anna or Crispy Roasted Potatoes on the side. And these luscious Chocolate Raspberry Bar Cookies for dessert. Sound good? I think so!
I kinda wish we didn't put so much pressure on ourselves for Valentine's Day. It's similar to Christmas in that we all fall prey to the excessive marketing hype and go crazy buying cards, chocolate, and flowers. But still, it's nice to have one day during the year when we make a special effort to show our loved ones how much we care.
Back when I was a child in elementary school, I remember that every year our whole class made little Valentine's mailboxes to hang on the sides of our desks in anticipation of the day. We decorated our little pouches with hearts and cupids and waited for them to be filled with cards from our classmates.
Valentine's Day Memories
Remember those little boxes of Valentines with the translucent cellophane envelopes? We'd spend hours selecting just the right one for each classmate. And there was always one in the box for the teacher, too. Everyone in class got a card from everyone else. It was so much fun and all very innocent.
Then...we all grew up and things changed dramatically. High school came with all kinds of expectations and I never felt like I met them. Ever. I wasn't a "popular girl." I was very shy and a little chubby which probably tells you all you really need to know. February 14 was not a day I looked forward to.
I didn't really start to like Valentine's very much until I met BeeBop and, of course, my whole life changed. He's a keeper, that one, and I hope he knows all year round just how much I adore him :-).
How to Make Chocolate Raspberry Bar Cookies
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Liberally butter a 9x13 pan and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry blender or fork, cut in the butter.
Add the egg, milk, and vanilla and beat at medium speed with an electric mixer just until well blended. Reserve ½ of the batter for topping and set it aside for now.
Spread the remaining batter in the buttered baking pan. In a small bowl (or the measuring cup), stir the raspberry preserves to loosen them a bit. Dollop the preserves over the batter, then spread them evenly. Sprinkle the chocolate chunks evenly over the preserves. Drop the reserved dough by spoonfuls over the chips.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until the batter is golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars. When ready to serve, dust with confectioner’s sugar.
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Chocolate Raspberry Bar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter room temperature (1 stick)
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup raspberry preserves
- 1 cup chocolate chunks
- Confectioner’s sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Liberally butter a 9x13 pan and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry blender or fork, cut in the butter. Add the egg, milk, and vanilla and beat at medium speed with an electric mixer just until well blended. Reserve ½ of the batter for topping and set it aside for now.
- Spread the remaining batter in the buttered baking pan. In a small bowl (or the measuring cup), stir the raspberry preserves to loosen them a bit. Dollop the preserves over the batter, then spread them evenly. Sprinkle the chocolate chunks evenly over the preserves. Drop the reserved dough by spoonfuls over the chips.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until the batter is golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars. When ready to serve, dust with confectioner’s sugar.
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Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
Yes, so sweet what we did in grade school with Valentines. So glad your story has a happy ending. I am a big bar baker. I love these. Of course the flavor combo is classically mouth watering.
Barbara says
Your raspberry bar cookies look delicious. Could you use chocolate morsels instead of the chocolate chunks> Thank you.
Paula - bell'alimento says
Lana these bars look delicious. I'm all about chocolate and raspberries!
Heather | girlichef says
Now that sounds like an amazing meal! These bars are so perfect for V-day (but I'd eat them any day). And I used to love decorating my little bag and hanging it on my desk - I looked forward to it every year!
[email protected] Kitcheneer says
These cookie bars are the perfect way to end a romantic Valentines Day date! Yum!
Miss P says
Those look great. I love how bar cookies are less tedious than regular cookies. Now, if I could only cut them straight...
I agree. BeeBop is a keeper. So is my J. Definitely.
Miss P
Lana Stuart says
Try a pizza cutter to get a straight cut!