Sugar Cookie Bourbon Pumpkin Pie Bars
A soft sugar cookie crust and silky bourbon-spiked pumpkin filling makes these stunner pumpkin pie bars the ultimate holiday treat for your dessert table!
Servings 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1-1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Filling:
- 1-3/4 cups pumpkin puree or one 15-oz can
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- Whipped cream for topping optional
Instructions
- Make the crust: In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar together until completely creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla until smooth. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat flour mixture into liquid until a soft dough forms.
- Press into the bottom and halfway up the sides of a parchment paper-lined 9x13 baking dish. Prick dough all over with a fork. Bake crust at 350F 20 minutes or until just slightly golden. Remove from oven and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk pumpkin puree, sugar, eggs pumpkin pies spice, salt, cornstarch, vanilla, milk, and bourbon until smooth. Pour pumpkin filling into pre-baked crust.
- Bake pan pie at 350F 25-30 minutes or until filling is firm and a knife inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool pumpkin pan pie completely before cutting into squares and serving with whipped cream. Enjoy!