Green Tea and Lemon Shortbread Cookies
 
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Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon matcha powder
  • 140g/1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • zest from ½ lemon
  • Pinch salt
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar and matcha.
  2. Add the butter to the sugar mixture. Using a hand mixer, stand mixer, or your arm and a spoon beat in the butter until all smooth and very green.
  3. Add the egg yolks to the butter-sugar mixture. Mix until smooth.
  4. In a different medium bowl, mix together the flour, salt and lemon zest.
  5. Slowly add the flour to the butter-sugar mixture. Mix the flour in bit by bit until you have a smooth dough. You may need to get in their with your hands or a spoon so you can get any dry bits incorporated into the sticky dough.
  6. Gather the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 1 hour or up to overnight.
  7. When you're ready to bake preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.
  8. Lightly flour your work surface. Then roll out the dough until it is about ¼" thick. Use your favorite cookie cutters to make the shape.
  9. Put the shapes about ½-1" apart. Bake in the oven until just lightly brown on the edges, about 10-15 minutes.
Recipe by Cooking is Messy at https://www.cookingismessy.com/2015/05/02/green-tea-and-lemon-shortbread-cookies/