Recipe // Matcha Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients:

→ 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
→ 2-3 tbsp grade-a matcha powder
→ ½ cup powdered sugar, sifted
→ 2 cups all purpose flour
→ 1/4 tsp salt
→ 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

Cookies:

→ Cream matcha directly into softened butter.
→ Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
→ Add flour + salt and mix just until a dough forms.
→ Chill 1 hour.
→ Roll out into a slab and cut shapes.
→ Bake at 310F for 12-15 minutes, until the tops look set but not browned.
→ Transfer to baking rack to cool.

*For white dough, repeat recipe without matcha.

Simple Glaze Icing:

→ 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
→ 1-2 tbsp milk or water
→ ½ tsp vanilla

🎄Green: 1-2 tsp re_ matcha powder
🌟Yellow: ½ tsp re_ turmeric
🧑‍🎄Red: 1 tsp re_ beet root powder + ½ tsp hibiscus powder (2-3 drops of lemon juice will keep the pigment bright)

→ Mix the milk or water and vanilla with colored powder, stir well.
→ Add powdered sugar gradually and blend until smooth. For line work consistency, the texture should resemble toothpaste.
→ Let rest for 5-10 minutes to allow pigments to fully hydrate.
→ Add to parchment paper or reusable piping bag.