Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

There are a million different recipes for pumpkin bars, but I was looking for a recipe can be halved or doubled if needed.
This recipe was by far my favorite. Very moist and pumpkin spicy. The recipe makes a ton of bars, so if you are looking for a smaller dessert I would seriously suggest cutting this recipe in half.

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

4 eggs

1 cup white granulated sugar

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1 15-oz. can pumpkin puree

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350˚.

Butter and flour a 13x9” pan. Line bottom with parchment paper. Set aside.

In mixing bowl, combine eggs, sugars, oil, pumpkin and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. About 3 minutes. Sift together flour, powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until combined and batter is smooth. About 3 minutes. Pour batter into pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.

Cool completely. Frost and cut into squares.

For frosting:

1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened

½ cup butter (1 stick), softened

2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and cinnamon. Beat for 3 minutes at medium speed until smooth. Spread onto cooled bars.

*Makes 24 bars*