MATCHA COOKIE RECIPES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• With a handheld mixer in a large bowl, cream the butter with the sugars until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla, beating for about 1 minute. Sift the salt with the flour and matcha. Reduce the mixer to a low speed and then add the flour mixture, mixing just until blended.
• Turn the dough out of the bowl. Shape into a disc, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
• Remove from the fridge and dust your cookie cutters, rolling pin and workspace with flour. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough about 1/4-inch thick and cut out with assorted cutters. Place on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets.
• Bake until the edges of the cookies are a light golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool. Decorate with royal icing, sanding sugar and sprinkles if desired.

Steps:

• Sift the flour, powdered tea and salt into a bowl.
• In a mixer bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar until fluffy.
• Add flour mixture to mixer bowl and mix slowly until dough just comes together.
• Pull dough together carefully in a log, approximately 2 inches in diameter.
• Wrap dough log and place in freezer for 30 minutes or until dough has firmed to the touch.
• Slice dough into 1/4 inch rounds and place on a parchment or Silpat lined cookie sheet, approximately 1 inch apart.
• Bake in a preheated 325 degree F oven for 16 to 18 minutes (or until the cookies are just starting to turn golden around the edges), turning the pan halfway through the baking time.
• Remove cookies immediately from the cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack.
• Store in an airtight container or wrap well and freeze.
• The well-chilled cookie dough can also be rolled out and cut into desired shapes before baking.
• NOTE 1-- powdered green tea is not merely green tea that has been pulverized in a food processor or food mill, it's a special kind of tea that has been prepared to dissolve nicely.
• NOTE 2-- don't use the microwave to soften the butter, room temperature butter is the correct consistency for this recipe.