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Bar- Out-of-This-World Pumpkin Bars

Recipe Introduction


Moist, cakelike, really delicious.





List of Ingredients



• 2 cups sugar
  
• 2 cups cooked, mashed pumpkin
  
• 4 eggs, beaten
  
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
  
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
  
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• 1 cups chopped pecans or walnuts
  
• Frosting
  
• 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
  
• 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoon butter, softened
  
• 1 tablespoon half-and half
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 325F. In a large bowl, mix together sugar, pumpkin, eggs, and butter.
   
   
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon. Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and stir until mixed. Stir in pecans.
   
   
3. Grease a 15 x 10 x 1-inch jellyroll pan (I like to line with waxed paper). Pour the batter into the pan and gently smooth out. Bake at 325 for 25 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cook in pan on wire rack. Spread with frosting once cooled; cut into 48 bars (I find it easiest to cut into quarters, then each quarter into thirds lengthwise and quarters crosswise- or 12 bars per quarter)
   
   
4. For Frosting: Mix together all frosting ingredients in a bowl using electric mixer. Makes about 2 cups frosting.