Matcha Chocolate Chip Cookie
Matcha cookies with a soft centre and chewy outside and a generous scattering with chocolate chips. Get this easy recipe for homemade Matcha white chocolate cookies.
Ingredients
- 300 grams plain flour (2 cups)
- 15 grams matcha (green tea) powder (1 tablespoon)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 130 grams brown sugar (1 cup)
- 80 grams caster sugar (1/2 cup)
- 150 grams softened butter (3/4 cup)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 whole egg room temperature
- 1 egg yolk room temperature
- 100 grams chocolate chips (1 and 1/2 cups)
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, sift together flour, matcha powder, salt and baking powder. Stir with a whisk to combine, and set aside.
- Place sofenned butter in a seperate bowl and use an electric mixer to whip the butter until fluffy.
- Add the sugar and continue whipping with your electric mixer until the mixture becomes light and creamy.
- Add vanilla extract, egg and egg yolk and mix again until combined.
- Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and mix together using the electric mixer.
- Add the chocolate chips to the cookie dough and stir through.
- Roll the cookie dough into golf ball sized balls and place them onto the prepared tray. The cookies will spread slightly, so leave an inch or so space between each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Baking time will depend on your oven.
Notes
Make ahead recommendations:
To save time and stress you can make this matcha cookie dough in advance. Make the dough as per this recipe, then roll it into balls. Store these cookie dough balls in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
When ready to bake, place the pre rolled cookie dough balls straight on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and allow them to sit on the countertop to warm to room temperature, then bake as per usual. Storage recommendations: Store baked cookies in an airtight container in your pantry and consume within 5 days.
Both cooked matcha cookies and raw matcha cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. For troubleshooting tips, please see details in my blog.
When ready to bake, place the pre rolled cookie dough balls straight on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and allow them to sit on the countertop to warm to room temperature, then bake as per usual. Storage recommendations: Store baked cookies in an airtight container in your pantry and consume within 5 days.
Both cooked matcha cookies and raw matcha cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. For troubleshooting tips, please see details in my blog.
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