Rhubarb Wafer Cookies
It wouldn't be spring without a batch of rhubarb popping up in the garden. And when there's a bounty crop, these rhubarb wafer cookies are the perfect quasi-tart treat to bake!
Servings: 20 cookies
Ingredients
For the cookies
- 16 tbsp (2 sticks) unsalted butter room temperature
- ⅓ cup heavy cream room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
For the filling
- 1 cup finely chopped rhubarb
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
For the cookies
- Cream the butter. Add the flour and cream. Mix until completely incorporated and combined. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill 45 minutes.16 tbsp (2 sticks) unsalted butter, 2 cups all-purpose flour, ⅓ cup heavy cream
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Remove dough from the refrigerator and cut it into two pieces. Working with one piece at a time, roll to ⅛-inch thick. Cut out 1 ½-inch rounds, pat both sides of the cookie in sugar, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Prick cookies with a fork to prevent bubbles and bake in the preheated oven until puffed and crisp, 7-10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool. While cooling, continue to bake cookies and make the filling.
For the filling
- Mix the rhubarb, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch, and salt together. Bring to a boil.1 cup finely chopped rhubarb, 2 tsp lemon zest, 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 2 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp kosher salt
- Turn down to a simmer and continue to cook until thickened and jam-like, 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and cool, 45 minutes.
- Once cooled, whip the butter and add the rhubarb jam, powdered sugar, and vanilla.1 cup sifted powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- Whip until smooth. Add more sugar to thicken, if needed.
- To assemble cookies, spread 2 teaspoons of filling on the bottom of one cooled cookie and top with another, making a sandwich.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 197kcal