Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
5 Tbsp. butter, softened
1/2 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
8 oz. pkg. softened cream cheese
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 to 1 c. pumpkin (either canned or fresh cooked)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Combine flour and brown sugar in medium bowl.
Cut in butter to make a crumb mix.
Stir in nuts.
Set aside 3/4 cup for topping. Press remaining mix into bottom of 8 x 8-inch pan.
Bake in preheated 350\u00b0 oven for 15 minutes.
Cool slightly.
Combine cream cheese, sugar, pumpkin, eggs, spices and vanilla in bowl.
Blend until smooth.
Pour over baked crust.
Sprinkle with reserved topping.
Bake additional 30 to 35 minutes.
Cool before cutting into bars.