Pumpkin Bars in a Jar

Preparing Layered Mix in a Jar: 

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
• 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 Cup Oats
• 1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans
• Jars
• Jar Funnel
• Recipe Cards

Directions:
Layer the first four ingredients into jar, firmly packing with between each layer. Layer pecans into the jar, screw on lid and band. Makes base for one recipe of Pumpkin Pie Bars.

Baking Instructions for Bars (To be written on the recipe card): 

• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) cold butter or 
• margarine
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, 
• softened
• 3 eggs
• 1 (15-ounce) pumpkin
• 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 13 x 9-inch baking pan with foil; grease foil lining. Remove pecans and
oats from Jar and place in small bowl. Remove granulated sugar from Jar and place in another small bowl. Place brown sugar and fl our in medium bowl. Measure 1/4 cup granulated sugar and add to fl our mixture. Stir to evenly blend. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in oats and pecans. Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture; press
remaining mixture onto bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes. Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, eggs, pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice in medium bowl with electric mixer
on medium speed until well blended. Pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake 25 minutes. Lift from pan by grabbing edges of foil. Cool completely. Yield: about 24 bars.