Applesauce Bars

Ingredients

• 0.25 cups butter or margarine , softened
• 0.67 cups brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1.5 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons margarine , melted
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

2. 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. 3

   Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.

4. 4

   In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar and margarine. Stir in vanilla and milk until smooth. Spread over cooled bars before cutting into squares.