Pear-Date Bars

• 1 cup pitted whole dates, chopped
• 1 medium (3/4 cup) pear, chopped
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup cold Land O Lakes Butter
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange juice

1. Combine all filling ingredients except pecans in 1-quart saucepan.
2. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 2-3 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil.
3. Boil 1 minute.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Stir in pecans.
6. Heat oven to 375F.
7. Combine flour, sugar and baking powder in large bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
8. Stir in egg.
9. Reserve 3/4 cup crumb mixture.
10. Press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of ungreased 8-inch square baking pan.
11. Spread filling to within 1/4 inch of edge.
12. Crumble reserved crumb mixture over filling.
13. Bake 28-32 minutes or until golden brown.
14. Cool completely.
15. Combine all drizzle ingredients in bowl; mix well.
16. Drizzle over bars.
17. Cut into bars.

dates, pear, orange juice, sugar, cornstarch, ground allspice, pecans, flour, sugar, baking powder, cold, egg, powdered sugar, orange juice

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/196/pear-date-bars (may not work)