Ned's Pumpkin Bars

I have 2 recipes that are just slightly different for pumpkin bars, and this is just one of them - they are so delicious, a great fall recipe. Instead of canned pumpkin you can use fresh cooked pumpkin - very good!!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 48-60 bars

Ingredients

• 4  eggs
• 2  cups sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 3⁄4 cup  melted butter (prefer the butter) or 3⁄4 cup margarine (prefer the butter)
• 2  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  cup  nuts, chopped

• ICING

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 6  tablespoons butter, softened
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  tablespoon milk or 1  tablespoon half-and-half
• 3  cups powdered sugar

Directions

1. Combine egg, sugar pumpkin and butter. Add remaining ingredients and stir, Pour into a greased and floured jelly roll pan or if using only half the recipe, into a 9x13 inch pan. Bake 20-25 minutes at 325°F
2. ICING:.
3. Beat together and spread on cooled bars.
4. Cut into bars.