7/31/2019 Green Tea Matcha Cookies

Matcha Cookies

Author: Ahu Shahrabani

Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: Asian
Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 20 mins
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 http://www.ahueats.com/2016/03/green-tea-matcha-cookies.html

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