Cream Cheese Frosted Pumpkin Bars

Cream Cheese Frosted Pumpkin Bars are the perfect taste of Fall and a hint of the holidays to come. These pumpkin bars are made in a jelly roll pan which to me, makes them the perfect size.

Tender cinnamon flavored pumpkin bars topped with a creamy cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with walnuts, it doesn’t get any better than that, Enjoy!

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Cream Cheese Frosted Pumpkin Bars

Servings:

Ingredients

Batter

2 1/4 cups flour
2 1/2 Teaspoons baking powder
2 Teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup butter softened
1 Teaspoon vanilla
2 large eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup crushed walnuts

Cream Cheese Frosting

6 ounces cream cheese softened
2 Tablespoons butter softened
2 cups powdered sugar sifted
2 - 3 Tablespoons milk or enough to achieve a spreading consistency

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a jelly roll pan.
Using a medium bowl, combine the flour,baking powder,cinnamon and salt. Stir to combine, set aside.
Using a large bowl beat the sugar, butter and vanilla together. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the pumpkin. Gradually beat in the flour mixture.
Evenly spread the batter into your prepared jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 -25 minutes or until tests done with a toothpick. Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting directions

Using a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth, add the butter beat until well incorporated. Gradually add the sifted powdered sugar to the bowl, beat until smooth. Add milk to achieve the spreading consistency you desire. Spread frosting over bars, sprinkle with crushed walnuts.

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