Pumpkin Spice Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Instructions

Pumpkin Spice Bars:

• Line your baking pan with parchment paper... maybe give it a spritz with non-stick spray for insurance.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
• In a small-ish bowl, combine the eggs, pumpkin, and vegetable oil.... Use a whisk and mix them all together. You want it to be smooth.
• In a bigger bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, and candied Ginger bits. (I find that tossing the ginger with my fingers a bit coats them in dry stuff, and it spreads more evenly).
• Now.... Add the wet stuff to the dry stuff. Stir with a spatula to combine.
• It's going to look like thick pancake batter.
• Add the dried cranberries or raisins... stir
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Spread it out...
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes (check at 15, if it's not "done" on top, it's not done... most likely you'll need to add 5 minutes).
• Pull the pan out of the oven and let it cool on a cooling rack.
• While it's cooling, prepare the frosting

Frosting Instructions:

• In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter until light and a bit fluffy. With the mixer on low, add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. When all the powdered sugar has been added, raise the speed of the mixer... Beat on high for 2 minutes.... Scrape the sides... beat another minute.
• Are the Pumpkin Bars cooled off?
• Spread the frosting over the bars.