Pumpkin Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
3/4 c. canned pumpkin
1/4 c. instant mashed potatoes
1/2 c. chopped nuts
confectioners sugar

Preparation

Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
Beat butter, sugar and egg, in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed, until light and fluffy.
Stir in pumpkin and potatoes.
Stir in flour mixture, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
Fold in pecans.