Pumpkin Bars with Chocolate Chips

Here's a yummy dessert to make for the holidays.

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
2 cups coarsely chopped Hershey bar
1 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice. In large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add pumpkin. Mix in dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in chocolate chunks and pecans. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and cut into squares. Makes 20.
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