Pumpkin Bars

​2 cups flour
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup cold butter, cubed
1 cup chopped pecans
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 ½ cups sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
4 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
 
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, stir together flour and brown sugar; use a pastry blender to cut in butter until evenly distributed. Stir in nuts. Measure 1 ½ cups of flour mixture and set aside; press remaining mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes, place on a wire rack, and cool slightly.
 
2. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, allspice, and vanilla. Pour onto crust; sprinkle remaining crumbs over top. Bake for 30 minutes; cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before cutting into bars.
 
Revised September 2017