Go Anywhere Rhubarb Squares

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Shares Spearville, Kansas field editor Pat Habiger, 'Everyone loves these squares, which travel well to picnics and potlucks. The recipe combines rhubarb filling with a cookie crust.'

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Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
50 mins
Total Time:
1 hrs 5 mins
Servings:
16
Yield:
16 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • cup confectioners' sugar

  • cup butter or margarine

FILLING:

  • 1 cup sugar

  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour

  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 3 cups finely chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the flour and confectioners; sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into the bottom of a greased 11-in. x 7-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes.

  2. For filling, combine the first four ingredients in a bowl. Stir in rhubarb; pour over warm crust. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Serve warm if desired. Store in the refrigerator.