Fall is here! Fall is here! Which means .. it’s time for baking with, cooking with and eating pumpkin!

Earlier this week I mentioned that I had missed National Homemade Cookie Day. Fear not – I celebrated last night instead, baking some pumpkin butterscotch white chocolate chip cookies. AND since we’re having a pumpkin party today at work (yes, my job is that awesome) – I brought some in to share!

Looking for a hand-held, sweet, moist (yes, your favorite word) way to enjoy some pumpkin? Here you go – enjoy!

Pumpkin Butterscotch White Chip Bars

(modified from The Girl Who Ate Everything)

Here’s what you need:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1¼ cups brown sugar
• 1 large egg (I used 1/4 cup Egg Beaters)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (About 1/2 of a 15 oz can)
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup butterscotch chips

Here’s what you do:

1. Cream together butter and sugar.
2. Add egg and vanilla. Combine with an electric mixer. Add in pumpkin puree and mix well.
3. Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt. Add to creamed mixture.
4. Fold in the white chocolate and butterscotch chips.
5. Bake at 350 degrees in a 13×9 greased pan for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. They’ll be moist, but cooked.

Enjoy! More pumpkin recipes to come 🙂