Chocolate Macadamia Pumpkin Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips
• 2/3 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine first four ingredients in bowl.
• 3 in seperate bowl beat together butter, sugar, and brown sugar; until creamy.
• 4 mix in pumpkin, egg, and vanilla; until blended.
• 5 gradually beat in flour mixture, then ad nuts and mix well.
• 6 spread mixture into buttered baking dish.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees until center sets. about 30 minutes.
• 8 drizzle with melted chocolate and let cool.
• 9 i like to melt my chocolate in a glass in boiling water (stiring frequently) it also works well if you melt it in a zip lock bag in the micro-wave, kneading every 30 seconds after the first minute. then you just cut the corner off the bag and squeeze it out.