Browned Butter Frosted Pumpkin Bars

Name: Browned Butter Frosted Pumpkin Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 60 bars
Ingredients: Bar; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter melted; 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin; 3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries, chopped; Frosting; 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter; 4 cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 to 1/3 cup milk; Ground cinnamon, if desired

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20 min

Prep Time

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Ingredients

Bar

1 ¹/₂ cups all-purpose flour

1 ¹/₄ cups granulated sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

¹/₂ teaspoon ground ginger

³/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, melted

1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin

3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

³/₄ cup sweetened dried cranberries, chopped

Frosting

¹/₂ cup Land O Lakes® Butter

4 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¹/₄ to ¹/₃ cup milk

Ground cinnamon, if desired

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 2

Combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking soda and ginger in bowl. Stir in 3/4 cup butter, pumpkin and eggs; mix well. Stir in cranberries.
STEP 3

Spread batter into ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
STEP 4

Melt 1/2 cup butter in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly and watching closely, 3-5 minutes or until butter just starts to turn golden brown. Immediately remove from heat. Pour into bowl; cool 5 minutes.
STEP 5

Add powdered sugar and vanilla to butter mixture; mix well. Stir in enough milk for desired frosting consistency. Spread frosting over cooled bars. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon, if desired. Cut into bars.