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Peter Peter Pumpkin Bars

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
ORANGE FROSTING:
3 tablespoons shortening
2-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
Candy pumpkins

In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time,

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beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla. Combine the flour,
cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, ginger and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture
and mix well. Stir in the nuts. Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in.
baking dish. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted
near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. In a mixing bowl, beat
the shortening, confectioners' sugar, orange juice and orange peel until blended.
Frost bars; cut into squares. Top with candy pumpkins.

Yield: 2 dozen.