Matcha Green Tea Vanilla Cookies Recipe

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon matcha green tea powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl,combine flour, matcha powder, baking powder, and salt, set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar, beat in the egg yolks.
• 3 beat in the vanilla extract.
• 4 gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
• 5 cover and chill for one hour.
• 6 preheat the oven to 375 degrees. lightly grease 2 baking sheets, or line with parchment paper.
• 7 on a floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
• 8 using a 2-inch cookie cutter, cut out cookies and place 1 inch apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
• 9 bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly colored.
• 10 sprinkle granulated sugar over the hot cookies and transfer to wire racks to cool.