Pumpkin Bars – Oweta Neuhauser (Taste of Home Magazine)

4 eggs

1-2/3 C sugar

1 C vegetable oil

1 can (16 oz.) pumpkin

2 C all-purpose flour

2 t ground cinnamon

2 t baking powder

1 t baking soda

1 t salt

Icing:

1 pkg. (3 0z.) cream cheese, softened

2 C confectioners’ sugar

¼ C butter or margarine, softened

1 t vanilla extract

1 to 2 T milk

In a mixing bowl, beat egs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Pour into an ungreased 15” x 10” x 1” baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 min. Cool completely.

For icing, beat cream cheese, sugar, butter and vanilla in a small mixing bowl. Add enough of the milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Spread over bars.

Yield: 2 doz.