Title: Pumpkin Bars & Cream Cheese
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 24 Servings

BARS
2	c	Flour
1 1/2	c	Sugar
2	ts	Baking powder
2	ts	Cinnamon
1	ts	Baking soda
1/4	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Cloves
4		Eggs; beaten
16	oz	Pumpkin
1	c	Oil; canola, or
		; vegetable ----CREAM CHEESE TOPPING-----
3	oz	Cream cheese; softened
1/4	c	Margarine or butter; soften
1	ts	Vanilla
2 1/4	c	Powdered sugar

Bars: Preheat oven to 350~. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, soda, salt, and cloves. Stir in eggs, pumpkin, and cooking oil till thoroughly combined. Spread batter into an ungreased 15x10x2" pan (i've used a 9x13 and they just come out a little higher). Bake for 25-30 minutes or untill toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack, then frost with cream cheese topping. Cut into bars.

Cream Cheese Topping: Beat together cream cheese, margarine or butter, and vanilla till light and fluffy. Gradually add 2 c powdered sugar, beating well. Gradually beat in enough remaining powdered sugar to make topping of spreading consistency. Cover bars and store in refrigerator.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #7 by KDYJ46A JERRY GILBERT Time: 7:03 PM on Sep 21, 1997

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