Name: Fall Dessert--- Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients: For the Bars:; 2 cups flour; 2 cups canned pumpkin; 4 eggs; 1 cup canola oil; 2 cups sugar; 2 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. salt; For the Cream Cheese Frosting:; 8 ounce package cream cheese; 6 Tbls. butter, softened; 2 1/4 cups powedered sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla extract

These are the ultimate fall dessert and will be a favorite at your next potluck, dinner party, or whatever fall gathering you are attending. I made these extra moist, and they have just a hint of cinnamon so the pumpkin is the star of the show (more vitamin A for everyone)! These will be gone in a flash so you might need a double batch.

Fall Dessert— Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Author: Tonja Engen

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Ingredients

For the Bars:
2 cups flour
2 cups canned pumpkin
4 eggs
1 cup canola oil
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 ounce package cream cheese
6 Tbls. butter, softened
2 1/4 cups powedered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients for bars. Pour into 9x 13 pan. Bake for 35-38 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let pumpkin bars cool. To make frosting, combine cream cheese and butter. Beat for 3-5 minutes. Add the vanilla and powdered sugar. Mix until frosting is thoroughly combined. Frost bars and chill for 30 minutes. Serve.