Oatmeal Rhubarb Cookies (or Bars)

Submitted by Debbie Wheeler of Madison, Oh

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter, softened

• ¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed

• ½ cup granulated sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ½ teaspoon salt (optional)

• 3 cups Quaker Oats, (quick or old-fashioned) uncooked

• 3 cups rhubarb, finely chopped

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars until creamy.
2. Add eggs and vanilla.
3. Beat well.
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
5. Mix well.
6. Add oats and rhubarb.
7. Drop onto a cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees.


Variation:

Spread mixture on a greased 10-inch pie plate (or a 9 x 13 inch pan.) Bake at 375 degrees for ½ hour.