Matcha Green Tea Shortbread Cookies

Christmas has come and gone but the party is far from over for us at Kenko Tea. To keep the festive season going, we’ve got a delicious recipe for Matcha Green Tea Shortbread Cookies by the fabulous Ai Nee aka @thepetitepeony

Ai is a food, travel and lifestyle blogger from Malaysia who lives in Melbourne as a full time foodie and part time traveller. She shares her adventures here:

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Ai’s Matcha Green Tea Shortbread Cookies will bring a big smile to your face. The green tea flavor brings a fresh new taste to a traditional dish that’s perfect for sharing with family and friends.

Let’s get baking!

Matcha Shortbread Cookies Recipe

(Adapted from Martha Stewart)

Ingredient

• 225g unsalted butter at room temperature
• ½ cup confectioners or icing sugar
• 2 cups all purpose plain flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 3 tbsp Kenko Culinary Grade matcha powder

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Sift together the flour, salt and matcha powder then set aside
3. Cream up butter and icing sugar for apprx 4-5 minutes until light, pale and fluffy
4. Add in flour, salt and matcha powder mixture
5. Combine everything on low speed
6. Continue to mix with hand until a soft dough is formed
7. Transfer and roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick on a parchment paper or cling wrap
8. Refrigerate dough for 25-30 minutes until firm so it will be easier to handle
9. Cut cookies using a Christmas tree cookie cutter (or any other shapes)
10. Place them on a lined baking sheet about 1 cm apart
11. Bake for 7 minutes or until edges are golden brown
12. Cool on pan for 2-3 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Tada~~ Crisp, fresh Matcha Green tea Shortbread Cookies to enjoy and share!

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