Browned Butter Frosted Pumpkin Bars

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Tangy cranberries stud these luscious, spicy pumpkin bars.

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MShev/Shutterstock

Bars

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1-1/4 cups sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin

3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) salted butter, melted

3 eggs

3/4 cup chopped sweetened dried cranberries (optional)

Instructions

Heat oven to 350ºF.

In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and ginger. Stir in pumpkin, butter, and eggs; mix well. Stir in cranberries (if using).

Spread batter into ungreased 15x10x1-inch jelly-roll pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely.

Frosting

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter

4 cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 to 1/3 cup milk

Instructions

In a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, stirring constantly and watching closely, until butter just starts to turn golden brown (3 to 5 minutes). Immediately remove from heat. Pour into a bowl and cool for 5 minutes. Add sugar and vanilla to cooled browned butter and mix well. Stir in enough milk for desired frosting consistency.

Spread frosting over cooled bars. Cut into bars.