Best Stress Relief Applesauce Bars Recipes

APPLESAUCE BARS

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Moist and spicy bar cookies with frosting. An easy and quick after school snack. Also goes great at carry-ins and bake sales. You can also just sprinkle with confectioners sugar instead of frosting.

Provided by Debbie Borsick

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

¼ cup butter or margarine, softened
⅔ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup applesauce
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons margarine, melted
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in applesauce. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice; stir into the applesauce mixture until well blended. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.
In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar and margarine. Stir in vanilla and milk until smooth. Spread over cooled bars before cutting into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.3 calories, Carbohydrate 22.5 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 162.4 mg, Sugar 17.3 g

STRESS RELIEF: APPLESAUCE BARS

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I swear, a bite of these and the stress of the day melts away! We've also enjoyed them in the morning with our coffee.

Provided by Angie Walker

Categories Cakes

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1/4 c butter, softened
2/3 c brown sugar
1 egg
1 c applesauce
1/2 c all purpose flour
1/2 c wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnomon
1/2 c craisins
1/2 c chopped, walnuts
ICING
1 1/2 c confectioners' sugar
3 Tbsp margarine, melted
1 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in applesauce.
2. Combine the flours, baking soda, salt and spices; stir into the applesauce mixture until well blended. Stir in Craisins.
3. Spread evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes (check at 20 minutes with a wooden pick) in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.
4. In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar and margarine. Stir in vanilla and milk until smooth.
5. Spread over cooled bars, sprinkle with chopped walnuts before cutting into squares.