Applesauce Bars

Name: Applesauce Bars
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened; 2/3 cup brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 cup applesauce; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 3 tablespoons margarine, melted; 1 tablespoon milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup applesauce
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons margarine, melted
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
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.
3

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