Rhubarb Cookies
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Rhubarb Cookies
Description
This Rhubarb Cookies recipe combines brown sugar, butter, and egg with flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder to create a spiced dough. Adding finely diced rhubarb introduces moisture and a tart note, which balances the sweetness and cinnamon warmth. The dough is portioned into small balls and baked until done, producing a cookie that holds some softness from the rhubarb's juiciness.
An optional cream cheese frosting is made by beating cream cheese and butter until fluffy, then mixing in powdered sugar and vanilla. Milk is added to reach the desired spreading consistency. This frosting complements the cookies with a smooth, tangy sweetness that counters the rhubarb’s acidity.
Letting the cookies cool completely before frosting ensures the frosting won’t melt. These cookies work well as a snack or dessert offering a distinctive fruit and spice combination.
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 ¾ cups flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 cup rhubarb finely diced
Cream Cheese Frosting (optional)
- 4 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 4 Tbsp butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1–3 Tbsp milk as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
- In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, butter, and egg together.
- Add flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Beat well until dough forms.Add diced rhubarb and mix again.
- Using a 1-inch cookie dough scoop, form balls of dough and place them on a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies for 12-14 minutes or until baked through.
- Allow cooling on cookie sheet for 5 minutes.
- Then place on a rack until cool completely before frosting.
Frosting Directions
- Beat the cream cheese and the butter until combined and fluffy.
- Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Add milk as needed to get a spreadable consistency.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 361 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 12 | |
| Calories | 361kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 272mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 138mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 35g | 70% |
| Vitamin A | 540IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 71mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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