Matcha Green Tea cookie Recipe

matcha green tea cookie recipe

what you’ll need

makes 2 dozen

cookie 

• ½ cup butter, ROOM TEMPERATURE
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup sour cream
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons matcha green tea powder
• 2 cups flour
• ROUND cookie cutter 1 1/2"

icing

• 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup

let’s do it

cookie

• preheat oven to 325 degrees
• cream butter and sugar with mixer until light and fluffy
• add egg yolks and vanilla; mix until combined
• stir baking powder, salt, matcha powder and flour together in separate bowl
• combine dry ingredients with creamed ingredients and mix until smooth
• place dough onto cookie sheet
• press flat, then let rest for 30 minutes in refrigerator
• roll out dough to ½” thickness on lightly floured surface
• cut cookies with cookie cutter
• arrange on cookie sheet 2” apart
• bake for 10-15 minutes, until edges start to brown
• place cookies onto cooling rack

icing

• mix powdered sugar, water, butter, and corn syrup together until smooth
• add more powdered sugar if icing is too runny
• use spoon, knife, or piping bag to lightly glaze tops of cookies