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matcha Christmas tree cookies recipe
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Don’t feel guilty eating our matcha green tea Christmas cookie! Its natural color, antioxidants and unusual texture make it a great choice at holiday time.
Course
Dessert
Servings
24
cookies
Calories
121
Author
Cheryl Najafi
Ingredients
1/2
cup
unsalted butter
room temperature
1
cup
sugar
2
egg yolks
1/4
tsp
vanilla extract
1/2
cup
sour cream
1/2
tsp
baking powder
1/4
tsp
salt
2
Tbsp
green tea powder matcha
2
cups
flour
cookie cutter
tree shaped
royal icing
dragees
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in egg yolks and vanilla until combined.
Sift baking powder, salt, matcha powder and flour into separate bowl.
Combine wet and dry ingredients then mix until smooth dough forms. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Roll out dough to ¼" thickness on lightly floured surface then cut out dough using tree shape cookie cutter.
Arrange on baking sheet 2" apart and bake 10-15 minutes until edges start to brown. Place cookies on cooling rack.
Once cooled, pipe small dots of royal icing onto cooled cookies and "glue" dragees in place.
Notes
Why add food coloring? You can get green color naturally with matcha tea.
Nutrition
Calories:
121
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
18
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
5
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
0.5
g
|
Cholesterol:
30
mg
|
Sodium:
39
mg
|
Potassium:
22
mg
|
Fiber:
0.3
g
|
Sugar:
10
g