- ⅔ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp matcha green tea powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- In a large bowl, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Whisk together flour, matcha green tea powder, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into butter mixture until dough comes together.
- Divide dough in half and wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Let stand at room temperature until soft enough to roll out, about 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 °F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Place dough on a lightly floured surface and roll to ¼ inch thick. Use cookie cutter to make cookie shapes, re-rolling any scraps. Repeat process with the other dough.
- Place cookies on prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light brown. Let cookies cool for a minute on baking sheets on racks then transfer to racks and let cool completely.
Yum!!
I rolled mine out a bit thinner, since I like them a little crispy with a glass of milk or tea.
Delicious and not too sweet 😋
I just made these. They came out great!! I frosted mine with white icing and sprinkled a little matcha on the icing. They look beautiful!
That’s awesome Kim!
Wow!! These turned out perfectly!! I didn’t have the highest quality matcha, so I added a couple drops of green food colouring to enhance them. I cut them into Christmas tree shapes and dipped them halfway into white chocolate! They’re a perfect Christmas gift. My dough wasn’t too dry, but I was sure to make sure the butter was softened enough and I measured my flour by scooping small spoonfuls into the measuring cup. Maybe that would help?
Thanks for this recipe! I tried making them but the dough came out crumbly and wouldn’t hold together enough for me to roll out and cut shapes into it 🙁 Do you have any advice? I will admit that I probably over mixed the dough after combining the wet and dry ingredients.
I ended up just balling the dough and baked it that way. It was still good! I was just hoping to be able to cut fun shapes into them.
Thanks!!
Just add a very small amount of water or milk, that’s what I had to do.
You said you first bought the wrong green tea powder, then the right kind. What’s the right kind to buy?
Hi Sara, Here is the one that I ended up using: Matcha . The first one that I bought was milder and used only for drinking. The one I ended up using was stronger and more appropriate for baking. I hope that helps!
Made these tonight and they are amazing! I almost ate them all by myself. I will be making these again and again.
Awesome! So glad you liked it Kelley 🙂
looking forward to try the matcha version of sugar cookies!
Oh man, these almost didn’t make it to the oven. One taste of the dough and I was hooked. Such a wonderful, simple recipe. This will be my new go-to, since my daughter and I are OBSESSED with matcha!
This is a nice recipe!