Almond-Oat Cookie Bars with Pumpkin Frosting - Forks Over Knives

Ingredients

• ¾ cup applesauce
• ½ cup almond butter
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1½ cups oat flour
• ⅓ cup sorghum flour
• ½ cup pure cane sugar
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 2 (15-ounce) cans pumpkin puree (3 cups)
• 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
• 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
• 1½ tablespoons pure cane sugar
• ½ cup dried cranberries, chopped
• ¼ cup pecans, chopped (optional)