Pumpkin Pie Cookie Bars

Pumpkin Pie Cookie Bars
Fall is officially here and there’s nothing I love more than pumpkin desserts! Enter these yummy pumpkin pie cookie bars. It’s a simplified pumpkin pie over an Oreo cookie crust…how great is that? There are only 7 ingredients in this recipe so it’s super easy. Pumpkin pie + cookie crust + fall + dessert = fabulous!

Inspiration and thoughts

If you know me or have been to any of my dinner parties in the past, you’ll know that my signature Stacy’s fabulous pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are always on the dessert table (recipe coming soon!).  They’re the best.  But I also love pumpkin desserts and honestly can eat them any time of year.  But with fall here, I definitely wanted to not just make my favorite pumpkin cookies, but to also spice it up a bit and turn your basic pumpkin pie into a more fabulous pumpkin pie cookie bar!

pumpkin pie cookie bars stacked

This recipe was inspired half and half by my mom and my boyfriend.  My mom likes pumpkin pie, but she definitely loves other desserts more (read: chocolate).  I wanted to make a recipe that had my favorite pumpkin pie mix but also something different, and that’s where the Oreo cookie crust comes in.  I knew that combination would be perfect for a bar recipe and that mom would love it!

I also make a chocolate salted caramel bar recipe for my boyfriend, Eli, that he absolutely loves.  He isn’t as keen on pumpkin-everything as I am, but he definitely has a sweet tooth.  I thought it would be fun to still keep a dessert bar recipe since he loves those, but incorporate pumpkin and add a cookie crust to make it even more fabulous and fall!  It didn’t disappoint, he loves them.

Making a delicious pumpkin-inspired dessert that mom and Eli love?  Obviously yes! Pumpkiny Perfect.

bite of pumpkin bar in hand

How it’s made, notes, substitutions

These bars are not only delicious but also pretty easy and quick to whip up.  Start with the Oreo crust of just two ingredients: Oreos and coconut oil.  In a blender or food processor, add the Oreos and blend until a fine crumb forms with no large chunks of cookie.  Pour these into a small bowl and add the melted coconut oil, mixing it together.  You can use butter instead of coconut oil here, but I prefer coconut oil and try to use it whenever I can.

Pour this cookie crumb crust into a parchment lined 8-inch baking sheet. I use one of these 8-inch baking pans and love it. The parchment is helpful to remove the bars and cut them after baking, so use it if you have it.  If you don’t have it or don’t want to get parchment paper, foil will be ok, just make sure to add cooking spray to it before you add the crust.  You also can just not line your pan and coat it with cooking spray – but I find that it is harder to cut and take out the bars and much messier.  Pop that cookie crust in the fridge while you whip up the pumpkin pie mix.

pumpkin pie cookie bars featured on plate white

To a medium sized bowl add all of the pumpkin pie mix ingredients: sugar, pumpkin, one egg, pumpkin pie spice, and sweetened condensed milk.  Yep that’s right, sweetened condensed milk.  I find that it bring not just an added sweetness, but a creamy texture and delicious taste to the pumpkin mix.  Stir these all together until well combined.me holding bars

Take your crust out of the fridge and pour the pumpkin mix on top, making sure to cover the crust completely.  Bake for 45 mins at 350 F.  Let it cool completely before you enjoy these.  Better yet, my favorite way to eat these is cold, not hot.  They’re so good cold!  I let them cool for about 10 minutes then pop them in the fridge for half an hour or so, then enjoy them (eat half the batch).

I hope you make and enjoy these deliciously tasty pumpkin pie bars this fall! (Clearly here on the right, I am). 

pumpkin pie cookie bars stacked

Pumpkin Pie Cookie Bars

Fall is officially here and there's nothing I love more than pumpkin desserts! Enter these yummy pumpkin pie cookie bars. It's a simplified pumpkin pie over an Oreo cookie crust...how great is that? There are only 7 ingredients in this recipe so it's super easy. Pumpkin pie + cookie crust + fall + dessert = fabulous!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert

Equipment

  • 8 inch baking pan

Ingredients
  

For the cookie crust:

  • 20 Oreos
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil melted

For the pumpkin pie mix:

  • 1 can pumpkin
  • 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin spice
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 egg

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line an 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper (that will make it easier to remove from the pan and to cut!)

Oreo Crust

  • Using a blender or food processor, blend the Oreos until a fine crumble forms. Pour into a bowl, add the coconut oil, and mix until well combined. Add this to your lined baking pan and smooth over the entire pan bottom with a spoon or spatula. Press down firmly around the slides, making a thin crust that covers the bottom of the pan. Pop this in the fridge while you make the pumpkin mix.

Pumpkin Mix

  • Add the pumpkin, sugar, egg, sweetened condensed milk and pumpkin pie spice to a bowl and mix together until well combined.

Put it together!

  • Take the Oreo crust out of the fridge and pour the pumpkin mix into the pan, making sure to cover the crust completely and get into all of the corners of the pan.
  • Bake for 45 minutes. Let cool before you enjoy. Tip: I actually prefer these bars cold, so after about 10 minutes of cooling I pop them in the fridge to cool down for half an hour or so while I eat dinner so they're nice and cold for dessert!

Notes

For the Oreo crust, you can use 1/4 cup butter instead of coconut oil, but I prefer the coconut oil.  
I mentioned it above, but I do prefer these bars cold, so I pop them in the fridge after they've cooled a bit for about 30 minutes to an hour before I dive in. They're soooo good cold!!
Keyword cookie, dessert, easy, fall, oreo, pumpkin, pumpkin pie


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