Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1/3 c. brown sugar
5 Tbsp. butter, softened
1/2 c. finely chopped pecans or walnuts
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. pumpkin
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground allspice
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Combine
flour
and brown sugar in medium bowl.
Cut in butter to make a crumb mixture.
Stir in nuts.
Set aside 3/4 cup mixture for topping.
Press remaining mixture into bottom of 8 x 8 x 1 1/2-inch baking pan.
Bake in preheated 350\u00b0 oven for
15 minutes.
Cool slightly.
Combine cream cheese, sugar, pumpkin, eggs,
cinnamon, allspice and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
Blend until
smooth.
Pour over baked crust.
Sprinkle with
reserved topping.
Bake an additional 30 to 35 minutes. Cool
before cutting
into
bars.
Makes
32 (1 x 2-inch) bar cookies.