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How to Make Pumpkin Spice Cookie Bars

Ingredients
  

  • 1 9 ×13 parchment paper-lined baking dish
  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 1 1/4 C sugar
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 C canned pumpkin puree
  • 3 1/4 C flour
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Cream cheese frosting ingredients
  • 1 8 oz package of cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 C powder sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • Harvest melody sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line your baking dish with parchment paper.
  • Using a standing mixerfollow, cream together the butter and sugar
  • Add in the eggs, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract
  • Mix until combined
  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt. Using a whisk mix until combined
  • Gradually add in the flour mixture into the wet mixture until combined
  • Scoop batter into the parchment paper-lined baking dish
  • Spray Pam spray on your hand so that you can flatten down the batter into the pan with getting the batter on your hands
  • Place into the oven and bake for 20 minutes
  • Once baked, place onto a wire rack to cool to room temperature
  • Using the standing mixer, combine the butter, vanilla and cream cheese and mix until combined
  • Add in the cinnamon and powder sugar and mix until combined and fluffy
  • Scoop the frosting onto the cooled cookie and smooth it out.
  • Sprinkle the harvest sprinkles onto the frosting and place into the fridge for an hour for the frosting to harden
  • Cut into bars and enjoy!
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