Pumpkin Bars

This really is straight out of Better homes and Gardens. I make it with whole wheat pastry flour so I don't feel guilty if the kids have seconds (or thirds, or...)

Combine: 2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Stir in: 4 beaten eggs
1 16-oz can pumpkin
1 cup oil

Spread in 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan. Bake 20-25 minutes at 350.

Awesome with cream cheese frosting - it definitely frosts best when it's cool!

Beat: 6 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup butter
2 teapoons vanilla

Add and beat: about 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Peanut Butter Bars

3/4 c. butter
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. peanut butter
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla

Cream all these together, then add:

1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 c. rolled oats (the quick kind)
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking soda

Mix and press evenly into a large sheet cake pan. Bake at 375 for 10 min, just until they are lightly browned. Let cool, and frost with canned frosting. The frosting makes a big difference, our favorite is the Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge kind, it's in a blue can.

Somebody brings these every time we have a scrapbook night with my friends, and we can devour the whole pan in a few hours, they are our favorite! They were also the favorite treat of my sunday school class last year and I always get asked for the recipe. Just try and see if you can stop eating them.