Moist and spicy bar cookies with frosting. An easy and quick after school snack. Also goes great at carry-ins and bake sales. You can also just sprinkle with confectioners sugar instead of frosting.
Original recipe makes 1 – 9×13 inch pan
Ingredients
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup applesauce
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons margarine, melted
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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PREP
10 mins
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COOK
25 mins
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READY IN
45 mins
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in applesauce. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice; stir into the applesauce mixture until well blended. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.
- In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners’ sugar and margarine. Stir in vanilla and milk until smooth. Spread over cooled bars before cutting into squares.
Nutrition
Calories: 130 kcal
Carbohydrates: 22.5 g
Cholesterol: 17 mg
Fat: 4.2 g
Fiber: 0.3 g
Protein: 1.1 g
Sodium: 162 mg