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Pumpkin Bars

Ingredients

-4 eggs - 1 can (2 cups) pumpkin -1 cup oil -2 cups flour -2 cups sugar -1 cup chopped nuts (optional) -2 tsp. baking powder -1/2 tsp. salt -2 tsp. cinnamon -1 tsp. baking soda -1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (optional)

Frosting

-3 oz. pkg. cream cheese -1 tsp. vanilla -2 cups powdered sugar -6 t. butter -1 tsp. or more milk

Instructions (Bars)

Combine eggs, pumpkin, oil and sugar. Add dry ingredients, blend well. Add nuts.

Bake in greased and floured 10x15” jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Instructions (Frosting)

Cream together cream cheese and butter. Stir in vanilla. Add powdered sugar a little at a time, beating well until mixture is smooth. Spread on bars when cooled.