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Frosted Rhubarb Cookies

Frosted Rhubarb Cookies
We have two prolific rhubarb plants, so I’m always looking for new ways to use the harvest. The recipe for these soft, delicious cookies, flavored with coconut, was given to me by a friend. —Shauna Schneyder, Idaho Falls, Idaho
48 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 cups diced fresh or frozen rhubarb
  • 3/4 cup flaked coconut
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and
  • fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt;
  • gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in rhubarb and
  • coconut.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking
  • sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-14 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
  • For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until
© Taste of Home 2013

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Frosted Rhubarb Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Spread over
  • cookies. Yield: 4 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 126 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 68 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013