Frosted Pumpkin Cranberry Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup cranberries, chopped and dried
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 -6 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in a bowl, combine the 1st six ingredients.
• 3 in another bowl, whisk the eggs,pumpkin and butter.
• 4 stir wet into dry ingredients until well combined.
• 5 fold in cranberries.
• 6 spread mixture into a greased 15in x 10 in x 1 in baking pan.
• 7 bake at 350 for 20-25 minutess.
• 8 cool on wire rack.
• 9 brown butter frosting.
• 10 heat butter in a saucepan over a medium heat until golden brown (about 7 minutes) remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
• 11 stir in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency.
• 12 spread over bars before cutting.