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Pumpkin Bar Perfection

Moist delicious Pumpkin Bars!
It's hard to stop at just one but with our low oil recipe it's OK.
The cream cheese icing makes our pumpkin bar recipe a rich special treat.



Ingredients
Pumpkin Bars

4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup oil
2 cups pumpkin puree
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsps. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Cream Cheese Icing

4 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup cooled butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbl. milk or half-and-half
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Pre-heat oven at 350 F. lightly grease 11x17 baking sheet; Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl beat eggs with an electric mixer on medium speed until lemony yellow in color and light and foamy. Add sugar continue mixing for 1 minute, add oil and pumpkin puree, mix in well.
In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices, and salt.
Stir flour mixture into pumpkin mixture, stir in until well incorporated.
Pour into prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool competely beore icing.

To make cream Cheese Icing; In a medium mixing blend cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until smooth, add 1 Tbl. milk and 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Add powder sugar 1/2 cup at a time until entire amount is blended in smooth.
Using a rubber spatula spead icing evenly over pumpkin bars, cut into approx. 2x3 inch bars. Recipe makes 30 to 40 bars. Cover and refrigerate. Enjoy!

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