The Odessa Record -

Cool weather may not be ideal for most kitchen garden plantings, but rhubarb loves it. Therefore we have a few more rhubarb based recipes to use up some of the bounty. I found a recipe for Rhubarb Cookies on a site called “Dance around the Kitchen”. The recipe is easy to prepare and doesn’t require chilling before baking.

Rhubarb Cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup shortening

1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups finely diced rhubarb

3/4 cup old fashioned oatmeal

In a large mix...