About the Recipe
You don't have to wait until "Pumpkin Season" to enjoy these ooey gooey butter bars are going to melt in your mouth! A soft buttery bar surrounds the smoothest pumpkin caramel.
Ingredients
PUMPKIN CARAMEL SAUCE:
• 1 jar Louisburg Cider Mill Caramel Sauce
• 1/2 C. Louisburg Cider Mill Pumpkin Butter
• 1/2 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
BUTTER BARS:
• 2 C. Butter
• 1 C. Granulated Sugar
• 1 1/2 C. Confectioner's Sugar
• 4 C. All-Purpose Flour
Preparation
Step 1
Make Pumpkin Caramel Sauce: Pour caramel into a bowl. Add in the pumpkin butter and pumpkin spice and stir well. Set aside
Step 2
Make Butter Bars: Heat oven to 350º. Prepare 9x13 dish by spraying it with non-stick spray. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugars for about 3 minutes.
Step 3
Add in flour, turn mixer on low, and mix until the flour is thoroughly mixed in about 30 seconds. The dough will be very soft. Press half of the dough into the prepared pan, even layer.
Step 4
Bake for 25 minutes or until the crust is a light golden brown. Remove from oven and let sit for about 10 minutes.Â
Step 5
Pour the pumpkin caramel sauce over the baked crust. With the remaining dough, crumble between your fingers and sprinkle over the pumpkin caramel mixture.Â
Step 6
Bake for an additional 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting.