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Magic Cookie Bars with Pumpkin

Centennial Kitchen
Classic gooey and rich bars get an infusion of pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 24

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 16 whole crackers)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 14oz. can sweetened condensed milk
  • 3/4 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (recipe follows)
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

Pumpkin Pie Spice

  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. allspice
  • 1/8 tsp. cloves

Instructions
 

Directions for Spice

  • In a small bowl, combine all ingredients, mix well.

Directions for Bars

  • Preheat oven to 350ᣞF. Line a 13x9 inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over the edges of the pan. For the crust: In a medium bowl toss crushed crumbs with melted butter until well combined. Press mixture evenly in prepared pan. In another medium bowl stir together sweetened condensed milk, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice until well combined. Pour pumpkin mixture over crust. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top, followed by pecans and coconut. Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until coconut is lightly toasted. Completely cool bars in pan, refrigerate until slightly firm. To serve, use foil to lift uncut bars out of pan. Cut into bars: remove foil. remove foil.