Rhubarb Cookies

== Description ==
== Ingredients ==
* 1/4 lb butter
* 1 c Sugar, brown, light
* 1 egg
* 1 c Cooked rhubarb, drained **
* 2 c flour
* 1/4 ts salt
* 1 ts baking soda
* 1 ts nutmeg, grated
* 1 ts cinnamon
* 1/2 ts Ground cloves
* 3 T crystallized ginger; finely chopped (opt)
* 1/2 c walnuts; chopped
* 1 c Raisins
== Directions ==
To cook rhubarb: 
# Use a proportion of 4 cups sliced rhubarb cut in 1/2-inch pieces to 1 cup Sugar. 
# Toss the rhubarb and Sugar 1/2-inch pieces to 1 cup Sugar. 
# Toss the rhubarb and Sugar together and let steep overnight (you will be amazed at how much juice the rhubarb gives off). 
# Pour off 3/4 cup of the liquid and use for a drink. 
# Cook the rhubarb slices in the remaining until just tender but still holding their shathe remaining until just tender but still holding their shape, less than 5 minutes. 
# The rhubarb is ready to eat as is, to use in other recipes, or to freeze in containers.
# cream the butter and Sugar together. 
# Add the egg and beat until light, then stir in the rhubarb. 
# Stir the flour, salt, baking soda, and spices together and toss until thoroughly mixed. 
# Stir the dry ingredients into the rhubarb mixture until the two are blended, then fold in the optional ginger, the walnuts, and the Raisins. 
# Drop the batter by the tablespoonful onto greased baking sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart, and bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 12 minutes, until lightly browned at the edges. 
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Category:Crystallized ginger Recipes
Category:Raisin Recipes
Category:Rhubarb Recipes
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