These firm-but-chewy cookies combine the fresh, mild taste of green tea with white chocolate. If you want to be certain the cookies will turn out green, add a few drops of food coloring before adding the white chocolate.
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: chocolate, cookies, tea
Author: Beth Cato
Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flour
1Tablespoonmatcha
1/2tspbaking soda
1/2teaspoonsalt
1cupbrown sugarpacked
1/2cupwhite sugar
3/4cupbutter1 1/2 cubes, softened
1Tablespoonvanilla extract
2eggs
1 1/2cupswhite chocolate chipsmost of a bag
Instructions
Preheat oven at 325-degrees.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, matcha, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a big bowl, cream together the sugars and butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and eggs.
Gradually add the dry ingredients until just combined, then mix in the white chocolate.
Use a teaspoon scoop or spoon to dole out cookies on a sheet; the cookies will spread, so be sure to space them out. Bake for 13 to 14 minutes. Let set on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes, then move them to a rack to finish cooling.