1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
3-1/2 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb, thawed
1-1/2 cups sugar
6 tablespoons water, divided
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. (Dough will be sticky.)
2. For filling, combine the rhubarb, sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; stir into rhubarb mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
3. Drop dough by tablespoon fulls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each cookie; fill with a rounded teaspoon of filling. Top with 1/2 teaspoon dough, allowing some filling to show. Bake at 375° until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
Prize Winning Recipe
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.
YIELD: about 4-1/2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 129 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 101mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.