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GREEN TEA MATCHA COOKIES

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These Green Tea Matcha Cookies are scrumptious and absolutely delicious! They are buttery, crispy and have a unique flavor of Matcha green tea. Made of flour, matcha, sugar and butter. They are super easy to make and will be on your table in less than 30 minutes. Enjoy your afternoon tea with these bright and festive cookies!

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What is Matcha?

Matcha is a type of tea powder that has a bright green color. And matcha means “powdered tea”. It is made by grinding young tea leaves. Nowadays it is very easy to find 100 % pure matcha powder in big supermarkets or online. Matcha is costly because leaves are grown in shades that results in better flavor and then young leaves are hand selected. It is expensive in Japan too.
But it is worth to add it to your weekly menu. It has so many health benefits. It helps to prevent heart diseases, cancer and diabetes. If you have never purchased it before, it is time to give a try.

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Matcha Cookies

Matcha cookies are very crisp, full of amazing matcha flavor and really delicious. They are hard to beat, guys! They will melt in your mouth and you will crave them again and again. Best part is that the recipe requires only 4 ingredients and you can prepare dough a few months ahead of baking and use it once you need it.

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Matcha cookies Dough

I love everything about this dough: matcha, buttery taste and how easy it comes together. Simply throw all the ingredients into the bowl and mix.

What is the best butter for Matcha cookies?

The recipe calls for unsalted butter, make sure to bring butter to room temperature before you combine it with sugar. I have nothing against salted butter, but different brands have different amount of salt. And it will be a real challenge to control saltiness in cookies.

Chilling Matcha Cookies Dough

Once the dough is ready, form a log, wrap it in a plastic wrap and put in the freezer for 15 minutes to chill. Don’t skip this step. Chilling helps with slicing the dough log, improves the flavor and the cookies will hold their shape better in the oven.

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How to make matcha green tea cookies

Have you ever made butter cookies? The process is similar to it.

  1. Combine all the ingredients using a hand mixer or a stand mixer.
  2. Chill the dough.
  3. Slice the dough to make cookies, transfer onto a tray lined with parchment paper.
  4. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 F/ 175 C.

The entire process takes not more than 30 minutes.

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If you make Matcha cookies be sure to leave a comment or give this recipe a rating! I will be happy to hear from you!

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MATCHA COOKIES


  • Author: chefjar
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6
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These Green Tea Matcha Cookies are scrumptious and absolutely delicious! They are buttery, crispy and have a unique flavor of Matcha green tea. Made of flour, matcha, sugar and butter. They are super easy to make and will be on your table in less than 30 minutes. Enjoy your afternoon tea with these bright and festive cookies!


Ingredients

  • Powdered sugar- ½ cup
  • Matcha green tea powder- 1 tbsp.
  • Unsalted butter-110 gm/ 4 oz
  • All-purpose flour- 1 cup
  • A pinch of salt
  • Shaved almonds-  1 ½ tbsp, for topping ( optional)

Instructions

  • In a large bowl combine matcha green tea powder with powdered sugar, then add the room temperature butter. Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, beat on high speed until you get  fluffy mixture in consistency.
  • Gradually add the flour and mix until just incorporated. Form a log and wrap in plastic wrap. Put in the freezer for at least 15 minutes.
  • In the meantime preheat your oven to 350 F/175 C.
  • Unwrap the dough log and cut into even slices using a sharp knife. Top with shaved almonds if desired.
  • Transfer cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake for 13-15 minutes or until slightly golden brown.
  • Allow completely to cool before serving.

Equipment

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  • Prep Time: 5 min
  • Cook Time: 15 min
  • Category: Cookies recipes
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 100 g
  • Calories: 426
  • Sodium: 150 mg
  • Fat: 20 g
  • Saturated Fat: 12.0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 57.5 g
  • Fiber: 27 g
  • Protein: 4.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 82 mg

Keywords: matcha cookies, green tea cookies, matcha butter cookies

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  1. simonandrew says

    August 27, 2020 at 1:01 pm

    This sounds marvelous! Great recipe!

    Reply
    • chefjar says

      August 27, 2020 at 1:44 pm

      Thank you so much , Simon!

      Reply

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