Pumpkin Pie Bars

This is another great pumpkin recipe for the fall.  Serve these warm or cold with coffee!

Pumpkin Pie Bars

1 pkg cream cheese, softened
1 can pumpkin
3/4 c cold butter
1 1/3 c flour
1/2 c brown sugar
3/4 c sugar
1 c oats
1/2 c pecans, chopped
3 eggs
1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice

Preheat oven to 350.  Line 13x9 pan with foil, grease foil lining with cooking spray.  Mix flour, brown sugar, 1/4 c sugar in bowl.  Cut in cold butter until coarse crumbs appear.  Stir in oats and pecans.  Reserving 1 c of oat mixture, press remaining in pan.  Bake 15 minutes.

Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/2 c sugar, pumpkin, and spice in bowl with hand mixer until smooth.  Pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.  Bake 25 minutes.  Cool completely then remove foil from pan to cut into bars.  Refrigerate left-overs.