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Best Matcha Crinkle Cookies (No Chilling!)

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These matcha crinkle cookies are super easy to make (no chilling the dough!). They have a strong matcha flavor and brilliant green color.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Asian American, Japanese
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Servings 20 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup softened, unsalted butter (114g)
  • 1 cup sugar (200g)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups flour (260g)
  • 2 tbsp matcha See notes

For rolling:

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar (50g)
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar (50g)

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Cream room temperature butter with sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add in eggs and mix until homogenous.
  • Sift matcha into your flour and pour into your mixing bowl, slowly mixing until all ingredients are incorporated.
  • Using a cookie scoop, scoop 1.5 tbsp balls of dough.
  • Roll the balls in the granulated sugar, then the powdered sugar.
  • Place on your baking sheet and bake for 11 minutes.

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Replying to @tan.sin_cos.127 okay okay, full recipe is on the blog, but here’s the bare bones: Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 2 eggs 2 cups flour 2-3 tbsp matcha (depending on how strong you like matcha flavor) For rolling: 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 tsp matcha (optional) Method: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cream room temperature butter with sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add in eggs and mix until homogenous. Sift matcha into your flour and pour into your mixing bowl, slowly mixing until all ingredients are incorporated. Sift tsp of matcha and powdered sugar and set aside. Using a cookie scoop, scoop 1.5 tbsp balls of dough. Roll the balls in the granulated sugar, then the matcha powdered sugar. Place on your baking sheet and bake for 11 minutes. #matcha #bakingwithmatcha #matchacookies #crinklecookies #matchadesserts #matcharecipes #christmascookierecipe

♬ You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (From "Dr. Suess' the Grinch 2018") - Starlite Singers

Notes

Different blends of matcha have different flavors. For a very strong, bitter matcha, 2 tbsp may be enough for the cookie dough. If you know your matcha isn't super strong, increase to 3 tbsp. With Maeda-en Universal Quality matcha, 2 tbsp was enough for me. See blog post above for different matcha recommendations.
Some of the photos show a slight green tint to the powder: you can sift a little extra matcha powder into your powdered sugar for this effect. If you keep it plain powdered sugar, you'll get a nice bright white like in the Grinch cookie photos.