Green Tea Cookies

I remember the first time I tried these scrumptious little morsels. It was my first year in college and during break I went to the little bakery that everyone was raving about. I fell in love with Panya and their green tea cookies.

Recipe from imbibemagazine.com

























INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar
5 oz. unsalted butter, cut into cubes
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 large egg yolks
1 1/2 Tbsp. matcha (powdered green tea)
1 cup granulated sugar (for coating)

INSTRUCTIONS
Whisk sugar and matcha together in a bowl.
Add sugar mixture and butter to bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
Mix until smooth and light in color. Add flour and mix until well combined.
Add egg yolks and mix just until eggs are fully incorporated and a mass forms.

Form dough into a disk and refrigerate until firm (about 30 minutes).


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

Roll dough out to 1/2-inch thickness.
Cut with a small leaf cookie cutter (or whatever you prefer).
Toss each cut cookie in a bowl of granulated sugar to coat.
Place cookies on a parchment-lined pan.
Bake 12–15 minutes, or until slightly golden around edges.
Makes about 25.