Matcha Cookies
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Asian
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Serves: 24
 
Matcha cookies have the delicate flavor and color of green tea. These soft, pillowy and chewy green tea cookies are perfect with tea.
Ingredients
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • ⅞ cup of granulated sugar
  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1¼ tablespoons culinary grade matcha powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. Cream together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl - it should be creamy colored and airy. A hand blender or stand mixer works well for this. This helps the cookie become fluffy and chewy.
  2. Gently incorporate the eggs to the butter mixture one at a time.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift together all the dry ingredients.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet by adding a little at a time and folding or gently mixing the batter together. Keep going until you've incorporated all the remaining flour mixture. The dough should be a beautiful green color.
  5. Chill the dough for at least an hour - up to overnight. The longer the better!
  6. Preheat your oven to 325 F.
  7. Roll the dough into balls the size of ping pong balls and place them on a non-stick cookie sheet.
  8. Bake them for 12-15 minutes until the bottoms just start to become golden brown and the cookie no longer looks wet in the middle. Note: you can always bake them at 350 F for a less moist, fluffy cookie. It will bake faster by about 2-4 minutes 350 F so watch them closely.
  9. Remove and let cool on a rack and enjoy!
Notes
Make sure you get culinary grade matcha powder. You should be able to find this in Asian or natural grocers - also available online.

For more intense matcha flavor and color, add an extra ¼ - ½ tablespoon matcha powder.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cookie Calories: 87 Fat: 4 Carbohydrates: 11 Sugar: 7 Sodium: 118 Protein: 1
Recipe by Ahu Eats at https://www.ahueats.com/2016/03/green-tea-matcha-cookies.html