Frosted Pumpkin Spice Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups graham crackers or 2 cups gingersnap crumbs
• 7 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 2/3 cups sugar, plus
• 1/4 cup sugar, divided
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (16 ounce) can cream cheese frosting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 in a small bowl, mix crumbs, butter and 1/4 sugar until well combined.
• 3 spread mixture into 15x11-inch pan.
• 4 using a measuring cup with a flat bottom, smooth mixture to form and even crust.
• 5 bake crust until fragrant, about 6 minutes, let cool completely.
• 6 in a medium bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 7 in a separate bowl, beat eggs, remaining sugar, pumpkin puree and oil; stir in flour mixture.
• 8 using a rubber spatula, spread pumpkin mixture evenly over the cooled crust in pan.
• 9 bake until filling pulls away from the pan, 25-30 min; let cool completely in pan.
• 10 frost the top of the cooled bars with cream cheese frosting.
• 11 cut into bars and serve.