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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 24 bars

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ¾ cup brown sugar packed
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree not pie filling
  • 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips ¼ cup reserved for the top

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease or line a 9x13 pan.
  • Beat the softened butter with the brown and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth.
  • Mix in the pumpkin puree until fully combined.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt. Stir just until the flour disappears, then fold in most of the chocolate chips.
  • Spread the batter evenly into the pan and press the reserved chips over the top.
  • Bake 28 to 32 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into squares.

Notes

  • Blot the pumpkin: Pressing the puree with a paper towel keeps the bars soft, not gummy.
  • Do not overbake: Pull them at the first clean-ish toothpick. They firm up as they cool.
  • Cool before cutting: Cool bars slice into clean squares.