Pumpkin Pecan Pie Bars

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Title: Pumpkin Pecan Pie Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 48 servings

1/2 c Butter or margarine; softend
1 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
1 1/2 c Flour; unsifted
1 c Oats
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
16 oz Pumpkin
1 cn Sweetened condensed milk
2 Eggs; beaten
2 ts Pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Pecans; chopped
Confectioners' sugar; (opt)

Preheat oven to 350~. In large mixer bowl, beat margarine and brown sugar
until fluffy; add flour, oats, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix
until crumbly. Reserving 1/2 cup flour mixture, press remainder on bottom
of 15x10" jellyroll pan. Bake 20 mintues. Meanwhile in medium bowl, combine
pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and
remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Spread over baked crust. In small bowl,
combine reserved 1/2 cup flour mixture with pecans; sprinkle over pumpkin
mixture. Bake 30-35 minutes or until set. Cool. Cut into bars. Sprinkle
with confectioners' sugar if desired. Store covered in refrigerator.

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