Applesauce Bars
Moist and spicy bar cookies with frosting. An easy and quick after school snack. Also goes great at carry-ins and bake sales. You can also just sprinkle with confectioners sugar instead of frosting.
Ingredients
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¼ cup butter or margarine, softened
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⅔ cup brown sugar
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1 egg
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1 cup applesauce
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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½ teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
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1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
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3 tablespoons margarine, melted
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1 tablespoon milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
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In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in applesauce. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice; stir into the applesauce mixture until well blended. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
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Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.
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In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar and margarine. Stir in vanilla and milk until smooth. Spread over cooled bars before cutting into squares.
Directions
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