Matcha Cookies Recipe
These Matcha Shortbread Cookies are super tasty with the bright, slightly sweet, unmami flavor of real matcha powder. Dip them in dark chocolate if desired!
Servings: 18
Calories: 316kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 ½ tablespoons matcha green tea powder
- 6 ounces dark chocolate chopped coarsely
- ½ tablespoons coconut oil solid, room temperature
Instructions
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, and salt until thoroughly combined, about 3 minutes.1 cup unsalted butter, ¼ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup powdered sugar, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- In a separate bowl, sift together the all-purpose and cake flours with the Matcha powder.1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup cake flour, 1 ½ tablespoons matcha green tea powder
- With the mixer on low, mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture in 3 additions, scraping down the sides of the bowl in between each addition.
- Place shortbread dough between two pieces of parchment paper, flatting with your hands into a rectangle.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough over top of the top layer of parchment paper until the dough is ¼ -inch-thick.
- Place on a baking tray and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF (177ºC).
- Cut the refrigerated dough into 2-inch circles using a cookie cutter or rim of a glass.
- Place cut-out cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies until just golden at the edges, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cookies have cooled, melt the dark chocolate and coconut oil in a double boiler or in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl for 2 minutes on 50% power, stirring halfway through.6 ounces dark chocolate, ½ tablespoons coconut oil
- Dip the cookies, allowing the excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl or use the tines of a fork to drizzle the chocolate over top of the cookies.
- Set cookies on a wire rack set over a cookie tray to allow chocolate to set before serving
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie | Calories: 316kcal | Carbohydrates: 20.6g | Protein: 4.8g | Fat: 17.1g | Saturated Fat: 8.8g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 35mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 7.9g
