Family Favorites - Pumpkin Bars

  My daughter and grandson came over today and moved most of my 400 and some cookbooks and sorted them out for me. I made these pumpkin bars as a bribe and thank you.

  It makes such a large recipe that neither of us makes them very often. They are the best pumpkin bars I make, and the recipe I go to, but you really need to share them or have a large crowd over.

  They are from a 1980 paperback cookbook Pillsbury Harvest Time. These recipe books were always available at the checkout lines in the grocery stores.

  These bars taste like pumpkin pie, hope some of you will give them a try. 

Pumpkin Bars     

Bars

2 cups All Purpose Flour

2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon soda 

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup oil

15 ounce can pumpkin

4 eggs

Frosting

2 cups powdered sugar

1/3 cup butter softened

1 Tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

  Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 15x19 inch pan. In large bowl, blend all bar ingredients at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

  Cool on wire rack. When cool, with wire whisk or electric mixer, beat frosting ingredients until well mixed. Add more milk if too stiff or use your favorite cream cheese frosting. Frost bars, sprinkle with nuts if desired.