Belated Thanksgiving treat

I meant to post this before Thanksgiving but time got away from me so...better late than never, right? And maybe by this time pumpkin filling will be on sale! :)



I made this recipe for Thanksgiving last year and it was very popular with the fam! So when I heard my new coworkers had a Thanksgiving feast at work I decided to make these bars because I knew they would turn out (or at least I hoped they would)!

Ingredients
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

Directions
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.



This is a Paula Deen recipe so you knew there would be at least a stick of butter involved!



Here's the finished product! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday!