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Pumpkin Pie Bars

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Think of this pumpkin recipe as reason not to have to roll out a pie crust.

Yield: 24 Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Pumpkin

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Original recipe makes 24

1 1/3 cupsflour

3/4 cupgranulated sugar; divided

1/2 cupBrown sugar; packed

3/4 cupcold butter or margarine; (1-1/2 sticks)

1 cupold-fashioned or quick-cooking oats; uncooked

1/2 cupWalnuts; chopped

1 8-oz packagecream cheese; softened

3 Eggs

1 15-oz canpumpkin

1 Tbsp.Pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoonVanilla extract

2 teaspoonsbourbon; (optional)

1 handfulbutterscotch or chocolate chips; for sprinkling

Pumpkin Pie Bars Preparation

HEAT oven to 350F. Line 13?9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; grease foil. Mix flour, 1/4 granulated sugar and brown sugar in medium bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in oats and nuts.

RESERVE 1 cup oat mixture; press remaining onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 15 min. Beat cream cheese, remaining sugar, eggs, vanilla, bourbon, pumpkin and spice with mixer until well blended. Pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture and a handful of butterscotch or chocolate chips (if desired).

BAKE 25 min.; cool 10 min. Use foil to transfer dessert from pan to wire rack; cool completely.