Applesauce Bars

By JanetLynn198

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tbsp margarine, melted
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Brown sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a 9x13" 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 mins 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, milk and some brown sugar until smooth. Spread over bars before cutting into squares.