Chocolate Pumpkin Bars

These chocolate pumpkin bars feature layers or rich chocolate cake, silky pumpkin pie and light frosting and finished with a dust of cinnamon.Thank you Roxana's Home Baking

2 cups (240 grams) all-purpose flour
1 2/3 (340 grams) cups sugar
1 cup (80 grams) cocoa
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup (170 grams) butter

1 pkg. (8 oz.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin puree
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Pumpkin Spice Flavor Instant Pudding

1 container ( 10.6 oz) CoolWhip vanilla frosting
1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon

• Heat the oven to 350F.
• Line a 13X9" baking pan with parchment paper, leaving about 1 inch of paper hanging over the sides.
• In a mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1 egg. 
• Start stirring, slowly pouring in the melted butter.
• The chocolate mixture should resemble crumbly cookie dough.
• With your fingers, press the chocolate mixture evenly on the bottom of the baking pan. 
• In a clean bowl add the cream cheese, brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin puree and dry pudding mix
• Stir until blended. 
• Pour over crust.
• Bake for 40 - 45 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and cool completely.
• Spread the frosting over the cooled dessert and sprinkle with cinnamon before cutting into bars.