Recipe...

Gosh, Mrs. Paula, I cook so much I don't know which recipe to post! Hehe!! Ok, that couldn't be further from the truth. Everyone who knows me, knows that I do not like to cook because I hate having my CLEAN kitchen...DIRTY. Not a good thing! I do LOVE to bake Christmas goodies, cakes, candies etc. and can't wait to get started in the next week or so.

The recipe that I am posting is one that my mom and I are going to make tonight. I love pumpkin ANYTHING and if you do, you will love these!!


Paula Deen's Pumpkin Bars
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 48 small bars or 24 larger bars

Bars:
4 eggs
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
15-ounce can pumpkin
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
Icing:
8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract



Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth. Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars.

To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.