Pumpkin Butterscotch Oatmeal Bars

This recipe is so simple! It’s basically the recipe on the back of the package of NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Butterscotch morsels but with one less egg and some pumpkin puree! Once you make this, it will become a staple in your home every fall.

Pumpkin Butterscotch Oatmeal Bars

by Brandi Milloy

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4cups unsifted flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1⁄2teaspoon salt

• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

• 1 cup butter, softened

• 3⁄4cup brown sugar, firmly packed

• 3⁄4cup granulated sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 cup pumpkin puree

• 3 cups Old-Fashioned Quaker oats

• 1(11 ounce) package NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Butterscotch Flavored Morsels (about 2 cups)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl; set aside.

3. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Add pumpkin puree.

4. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in oats and morsels.

5. Press into a greased baking pan.

6. Bake 18- 20 minutes or until bars have cooked through but are still soft.

7. Cool in pan before cutting.