Pear-Cinnamon Streusel Squares

This is from one of those holiday cookie magazines.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 32

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄4 cups  quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3⁄4 cup  packed brown sugar
• 2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1  cup butter
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 2  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2  cups pears or 2  cups apples, peeled and chopped
• 3⁄4 cup  cinnamon baking chips
• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 1  tablespoon milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13x2 inch baking pan; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together 2 cups flour, rolled oats, brown sugar and ground cinnamon. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 1 1/2 cups of the crumbs; set aside.
3. Press remaining crumbs into bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs and granulated sugar with whisk until smooth. Whisk in the 2 tablespoons flour, then baking powder and salt. Stir in pears or apples and cinnamon pieces. Gently spread fruit mixture over the baked crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
5. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes more or until golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Drizzle with powdered sugar icing.
6. To make powdered sugar icing: In a small bowl stir together 1 cup sifted powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon milk. Stir in additional milk 1 teaspoon at a time, until icing is of drizzling consistency.
7. Cover and store bars in refrigerator for up to 1 weeks. DO NOT FREEZE.