Matcha Green Tea Sugar Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 2 tbsp Matcha green tea, powder

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 3/4 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 2/3 cup Butter

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Description

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

• 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.