Matcha Snickerdoodle Cookies
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Matcha Snickerdoodle Cookies
Description
This recipe merges snickerdoodle cookie basics—such as butter, sugar, cream of tartar, and baking soda—with matcha powder for an unusual but complementary flavor. The dough is light and fluffy after creaming butter and sugar, then completed by sifting in the dry ingredients and mixing gently to form a cohesive dough. The balls of dough are generously rolled in a matcha and sugar blend to impart a green tea aroma and a slightly crunchy outer layer when baked.
Cookies are flattened prior to baking to promote even cooking and spread, resulting in a slightly more crisp exterior that contrasts with a soft and tender middle. Baking times between 8-10 minutes ensure a balance of textures without overcooking. Once cooled, these cookies offer a nuanced balance of sweetness, tartness, and mild bitterness from the matcha powder coating.
This batch size is manageable for home baking and yields cookies suitable for snacks or afternoon tea, especially appreciated by those who enjoy green tea flavors combined with classic cookie textures.
Ingredients
Coating:
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon matcha green tea powder
For the cookie dough:
- 56 g butter unsalted
- 60 g granulated sugar
- ½ egg beaten, about 27ml, large
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch salt sea salt
- 85 g all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Prepare a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, combine sugar and matcha powder and give it a mix. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in the beaten egg, vanilla extract and salt.
- Sift in all-purpose flour, cream of tartar and baking soda.
- Mix with a spatula until it forms a dough.
- Use a small cookie scoop to portion out the cookie dough.
- Roll the dough in between your palms to form it into a ball and place directly into the matcha-sugar mixture.
- Coat the entire surface of the dough ball with matcha and sugar.
- Place the dough ball onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving a few inches in between each cookie dough.
- Use the back of a lightly flour-dusted flat measuring cup to press down and flatten the cookie dough.
- Repeat with the remainder.
- Bake the cookies at 350F for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove cookies from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 9cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 122 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 122kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 20mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 29mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 214IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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