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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (17g) Recipe makes 24 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: green tea powder
Calories 82
Calories from Fat 35		(42%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 3.9g	5%
	Saturated Fat 2.4g	12%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 10mg		3%
Sodium 51mg		2%
Potassium 6mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 11.5g		3%
	Dietary Fiber 0.1g	0%
	Sugars 7.5g
Protein 0.6g		1%
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Matcha Green Tea Cookies

Recipe #379998 | 27 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Elspaghetti
Jul 2, 2009

Positively scrumptious! Makes a great gift. Matcha powder can be substituted with powdered chai tea mix, bothe are fabulous!

SERVES 24 , 2 dozen (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon green tea powder (matcha)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon water
1/2 cup butter, cubed (unsalted is reccomended, if using salted, omit the salt in the recipe.)
1/2-1 cup sugar, for coating

Directions

1
Preheat oven at 375.
2
Blend all dry ingredients.
3
Add vanilla, water, and butter, mix until dough forms.
4
Roll cookies into 1 inches balls, coat in sugar.
5
Flatten each cookie with a glass coated in sugar (for spherical cookies, skip this step).
6
Bake 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Allow 5 minutes to cool before transferring to wire racks.

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From: Sydney Mike

On Aug 8, 2009

After reading Lynne's review I was very careful when making this recipe ~ I did add an additional measure of the Matcha green tea powder & slightly more water, but that was about it! AND, I made sure my balls of dough were definitely not more than 1" across & ended up with 21 EXTREMELY TASTY COOKIES! Thanks for posting the recipe ~ I'll be making it again! [Tagged, made & reviewed in New Kids on the Block tag]

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From: Lynne the Pirate Queen

On Jul 31, 2009

I love matcha in baked goods, and this is no exception. Although I don't think the matcha flavor comes through quite as strongly as I expected, these are still wonderful butter cookies — with a twist! Mine were done in only about 10 minutes, so it's a good thing that I checked on them a little early. Apart from that, I had only two problems with the recipe: 1) With 1 teaspoon of water, I simply could NOT get anything resembling a dough to form — it was dry and crumbly and would not adhere. I added one more teaspoon of water, and poof — suddenly I had dough! Perhaps 1.5 teaspoons would have been better, though, since by dough felt a little on the thin side. 2) There's no way I could get 24 cookies out of this recipe. Mine were very close in size to the 1" balls called for, and I only got one dozen out of the batch. It's a shame, too, because these are so good, I wish I had more of them!