Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars
These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars are so soft, moist and super delicious! It's a perfect fall time dessert to share....or not! Addicting!
Course: Dessert
Keyword: bars, fall baking, halloween, pumpkin, pumpkin bars
Servings: 15 Servings
Calories:
Author: Kim Lange
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour If not using oats, use 2 cups of flour (can also use 1/2 wheat flour and 1/2 all-purpose flour for healthier option.)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats or quick oats
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips save out some for sprinkling on top
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars and then add pumpkin and beat in until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time until well blended.
Combine the flour, baking soda, pumpkin spice and salt together in a bowl, then pour and stir into the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
Mix in the oats and chocolate chips until just combined.
Spread into 2 - 8x8 greased pans or a 13x9 greased pan, add saved out chocolate chips and sprinkle on top and bake for 15 to 20 minutes for 2 - 8x8 pans or 20-25 minutes for 13x9 pan or until just light brown.
Don't over-bake for best results.
Cool, cut and store in an airtight container.
To make these more like blondie-ish, omit an egg.
Add less chocolate chips to batter for less chocolate flavor.