Green tea powder (maccha) is useful for making Japanese-style sweets. When you want to make green cookies, try making green tea cookies. They taste a little bit bitter.
Japanese Sweets
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup and 2 Tbsp. butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 beaten large egg
- 1 Tbsp. maccha green tea powder
- 2 1/2 cup flour
Preparation:
Cream butter in a large bowl. Add sugar and mix well. Next, add egg and mix well. Sift flour and green tea powder together. Add it in the dough and mix lightly. Wrap the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 340 degrees F. Roll the dough on floured board into 1/4 inch thick and cut out cookies. Place a cooking sheet in a baking pan and place cookies on the sheet. Bake cookies in the oven for about 15 minutes.
