Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake Cookie Bars Recipe - BettyCrocker.com

Ingredients

• 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1/4 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Caramel topping, whipped cream and pecan halves, if desired