Granny's Pumpkin Bars

buckeye1953's Note:

My mother-in-law shared this delicious recipe with me. The rolled oats give these pumpkin bars a wonderfully moist texture.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 24

Yield: 48.0 1

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 ½ cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin (puree)
• 4 large eggs
• 2⁄3; cup vegetable oil
• 1 ½ cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3 ounces sour cream
• ¼ cup butter , softened
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon strong coffee

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Stir the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, pumpkin, and vegetable oil.
4. Stir the dry mixture into the pumpkin mixture and mix well.
5. Stir in the rolled oats.
6. Spread batter onto a large cookie sheet (quarter-sheet pan.).
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool for at least an hour before frosting with Sour Cream Frosting (recipe follows.).
9. To make the Sour Cream Frosting, mix together the sour cream, butter, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, and coffee until smooth. You may need to add more sugar, depending on weather conditions.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Made these for my other half to share at one of his seveeral weekly meetings, & since the pan came home empty . . . Now, although I'm not a coffee enthusiast, I've been persuaded to make these again in the near future, & I will, but most likely without the coffee! [Made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in this fall's round of Pick A Chef]