Green Tea Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 2 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 32 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons green tea powder (matcha)
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 cream butter in the bowl of an electric standing mixer using the paddle attachment; add confectioner's sugar and salt.
• 2 sift together the tea and flour and add to the butter mixture; mix until just incorporated.
• 3 roll the dough out to about 1/3-inch thick between 2 pieces of plastic wrap; transfer to a baking sheet and chill until firm, at least 30 minutes.
• 4 heat oven to 300 degrees.
• 5 remove top piece of plastic and cut into desired shapes; re-roll excess dough as necessary; transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• 6 bake for 16 minutes; rotate pan and bake for another 16 minutes, or until they feel firm when scratched with a fingernail; take care not to let the edges brown; matcha shortbread cookies should maintain their green color.
• 7 cool, and serve with green-tea or ginger ice cream.