Pumpkin Chocolate-chip Squares

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 -3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
• 12 ounces chocolate chips (you may omit)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 line a 9x13 baking pan with foil.
• 3 whisk together flour, pie spice, baking soda and salt.
• 4 in another bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth.
• 5 to butter/sugar, beat in egg and and vanilla.
• 6 beat in pumpkin puree- batter may appear curdled at this point.
• 7 mix in dry ingredients until combined.
• 8 fold in chocolate chips.
• 9 spread evenly in pan and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
• 10 edges should come away from the side, and inserted toothpick should come out clean.
• 11 cool in pan, then cut into 24 squares for serving.