Pumpkin Cream Cheese Squares

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375. grease 9x13 baking pan.
• 2 for filling: whisk together cream cheese, sugar and egg until well blended. set aside.
• 3 for batter: combine pumpkin, sugar, egg, and oil. mix well.
• 4 stir in flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and ginger. pour into prepared pan.
• 5 drizzle cream cheese mixture over batter. cut through batter with knife several times for marbled effect.
• 6 sprinkle with chocolate morsels, if desired.
• 7 bake 25-30 minutes or until tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
• 8 cool, cut into squares.