Description
These pumpkin bars are perfectly spiced, studded with chocolate chips, then drizzled with a cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp allspice
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 12 ounces chocolate chips
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 4 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3–4 tablespoons of milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line 9×13″ baking dish with foil, covering the bottom and sides of the pan.
- Spray with cooking spray and set aside.
- In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, finger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves and whisk together.
- In separate large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Add egg and vanilla and beat to combine.
- Beat in the pumpkin puree.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Pour into prepared baking dish and smooth with spatula so it is even.
- Bake in preheated oven 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean, or with just crumbs.
- Cool completely in pan.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Beat cream cheese and butter together with electric mixer until very smooth.
- Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until blended. You may need to scrape down the sides of the bowl a few times to make sure it is all combined.
- Add milk until the frosting reaches your desired consistency.
- Spoon frosting into ziploc bag or piping bag. If using a zip loc bag, cut one of the corners of the bag and drizzle over cooled bars.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins