Pumpkin Sugar Cookie Bars with a delicious fall twist! These Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting are fantastic for fall bake sales, break room treats or anytime you’re looking for something sweet to go with your PSL. This Pumpkin Bars recipe will quickly become a new fall favorite with all your friends and family!
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The BEST Pumpkin Bars Recipe!
Do you love sugar cookie bars, but not the tedious process of rolling out dough, and cutting multiple batches of cookies? This pumpkin bars recipe has all the amazing flavors of sugar cookies, but made in one pan, in one simple batch! These are absolutely perfect for fall – amazing with all of the cinnamon and pumpkin flavors!
Once September rolls around, I simply cannot get enough pumpkin spice treats! Today was the first cool day of the season, and it was the perfect time to bake up a batch of pumpkin bars. Last week I made some glorious White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Latte‘s and now I have these fantastic sugar cookie treats to go with the class fall drink.
Some of my other Sugar Cookie Bar recipes:
Much like my Funfetti Sugar Cookie bars and Stars and Stripes Sugar Cookie Bars, it’s the perfect way to enjoy all the amazing flavors of sugar cookies without the tedious, time-consuming task of rolling out dough and cutting for multiple batches of cookies. These bars are made in one pan, and one batch. Simple AND delicious.
If you’re looking for a delicious sugar cookie recipe, my friend Allie at Baking a Moment has a wonderful recipe for Soft Chewy Sugar Cookies.
These treats are made even more amazing when pumpkin’d. Let’s face it, I think just about all treats are made even better when they’re pumpkin-ified!!
The ultimate pumpkin bars recipe!
To go with the chewy, delicious pumpkin sugar cookie bars, I topped these treats with a thick, delicious layer of cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Cream cheese frosting and pumpkin go perfectly together. I really love the addition of cinnamon to the frosting, as it brings these dessert together well.
Have you made cream cheese frosting before? It’s actually really simple. I’ve broken down the steps, and created a simple tutorial for making the perfect cream cheese frosting every time. Check out my post for How to Make Cream Cheese Frosting here.
When should I serve these pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting?
These bars are perfect for a fall festival bake sale, school event, work meeting, or any occasion where you could use a delicious autumn treat. I’m planning to make a double-batch of these awesome pumpkin cookie bars for my son’s school Fall Festival. Pumpkin treats are ALWAYS a hit at any bake sale!
Love cookie bars? Check out some of our other cookie bar recipes:
- M&M Oatmeal Cookie Bars
- Funfetti Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies
- Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars
- Monster Cookie Bars
- White Chocolate and Raspberry Blondies
Here’s a quick-reference grocery list of the ingredients you need to make these amazing pumpkin cookie bars:
- Butter
- Granulated Sugar
- Flour
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Pumpkin Puree (canned is what I use)
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Cream Cheese
- Powdered Sugar
- Cinnamon
Be sure you reference the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, directions and baking time.
If you loved this pumpkin bars recipe, check out some of my other popular pumpkin recipes:
- Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
- No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Pumpkin Pie Bars with Pecan Crumble
- Pumpkin Crumb Cake
- Pumpkin Caramel Cream Cheese Poke Cake
- Caramel Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
- Better Than Starbucks Pumpkin Loaf
- Layered Pumpkin Dessert
Here’s the delicious recipe for my Pumpkin Sugar Cookie Bars:
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Pumpkin Spice Sugar Cookie Bars
Equipment
- 9 x 13" Pan This Anolon non-stick 9 x 13" cake pan comes with a lid for easy storage. Great for cakes, brownies and bars!
- Mixing Bowls These stainless steel mixing bowls are an essential cooking tool for every kitchen.
- Stand Mixer This KitchenAid Stand Mixer is a must-have tool for any home baker!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 3 1/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1 (8 oz. pkg.) cream cheese room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9 x 13 pan with non-stick baking spray. Set aside.
For the cookie dough:
- With a stand or hand mixer, cream together the butter and granulated sugar until creamy and fluffy. Add the eggs, pumpkin puree and vanilla and mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients (about 1 cup at a time) to the wet ingredients, stopping the mixer to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Dough will be thick, like a brownie batter.
- Using a rubber scraper, press the dough evenly into the prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 19-21 minutes until just golden brown. Do your best not to overcook, as the bars will become hard and overly dry if baked too long. (20 minutes seems to be the ideal time.) Remove from oven and let cool completely before frosting.
For Frosting:
- With a hand or stand mixer, cream the room temperature butter an cream cheese along with the vanilla. Gradually begin adding the powdered sugar one cup at a time, stopping the mixer to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Gradually add in the cinnamon as well. Spread the frosting over the cooled bars.
- For easy cutting, refrigerate the bars until just before cutting and serving.
Notes
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I could really sink my teeth into these cookie bars. Everything is better with pumpkin!
Pumpkin cookie bars are a must this time of year! Love the cinnamon cream cheese frosting!
Erin, I am so with you on pumpkin! I could eat pumpkin treats year round and these guys look fabulous 🙂
Mine turned out cake and appear fluffy rather than dense like the pictures. Any thoughts as to why this happened?
Thanks!
These look really delicious! Thank you for sharing!
These look absolutely delicious! I can’t get enough pumpkin this time of year either! 🙂 Stopping in from Best of the Blogosphere.
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These look rich and divine- Happy Fall, indeed! Thank you for linking up at Snickerdoodle Sunday and hope to see you again this weekend. 🙂
Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)
I am drooling, no joke! I want one right now!!! 🙂 Thanks for joining the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop!
Looks great! I pinned it 🙂
I pinned this yumminess. thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. xo
Oh my! This looks so incredible! Pinned and tweeted. We love partying with you and we appreciate you stopping by! Please take a minute to stop by next week, so we can pin and tweet your new creation. The party starts on Monday at 7 pm! Have a great Sunday! Lou Lou Girls
This looks so good. I am going out to buy the ingredients tomorrow!
These look so good! I’m featuring them at this week’s link party! http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2015/09/8-pumpkin-recipes-for-fall-and-little.html
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These pumpkin bars look delicious!!Would love for you to share on Friday Features this week!
Have a great weekend
Karren
Looks really good!! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up and don’t forget to leave a comment at the party – Next week’s features that also leave a comment get pinned and tweeted!
These pumpkin bars look amazing! What a perfect fall treat. Thank you for sharing at Family Joy Blog Link-Up Party this week.
Thank you for sharing this yummy bars on #OMHGWW they are begging to be made. Pinned!!
Have a great week!
These look so tasty! I am so ready for pumpkin recipes. Fall is the best. Thanks for joining the Family Joy Link Party!
These look like the perfect fall treat! Thanks so much for sharing your yummy recipe on the Monday Funday Party!
Yum, that looks delicious! Pumpkin, my favorite time of year! ha/ha Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty
I have a pan in the oven as I’m typing this!! My house is smelling pretty amazing as there baking!!!
This is just gorgeous! Can’t wait to try!
Yummy! Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight Pinned & sharing
This square-shaped bar has stolen my eyes. I guess that it will steal my tongue in the snack time as well. Wonderful images. They look warm and tasteful. Thank you for sharing at Family Fun Friday.
This is fabulous!I can not wait to make some of these. Oh my it makes me hungry!! Please come to our party and share this https://www.floydfamilyhomestead.com/2016/09/07/the-homesteader-hop19/
They look so yummy! Thanks for sharing!!
Hugs,
Debbie
The perfect treat for any fall dinner party! Yum! Cant wait to try them!