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.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 130 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup applesauce
• 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened
• ⅔ cup brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.

Step 4

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.