Rhubarb Squares

Rhubarb Squares Recipe

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened and cut into 8 pieces
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups thinly sliced rhubarb

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
2. Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking pan and set aside.
3. Process the flour, confectioner's sugar and butter in a food processor until the dough comes together.
4. Pat the dough gently into the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Bake the base on the center oven rack until golden, about 25 minutes.
5. Place the pan in the refrigerator for 25 minutes to cool the base completly.
6. Meanwhile in a large bowl, stir the egg, sugar, flour, and salt together with a whisk. Add the rhubarb and stir together until combined.
7. Spread the rhubarb mixture evenly over the cookie bar base.
8. Bake your squares on the center rack of the oven until they are set and lightly golden, about 50 minutes.
9. Let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares.

This recipe makes 9 to 12 Rhubarb Squares