Indulge in the combination of earthy matcha and sweet white chocolate with these Matcha White Chocolate Cookies. These cookies offer a perfect balance of flavours, making them a treat for any occasion, whether it's a cozy afternoon snack or a sweet ending to a meal.
I am a huuuuge fan of matcha and I love the bitter taste of it because it goes so well with sweet things. So Matcha White Chocolate Cookies is such a good combo!
Looking for other sweet treats? You'll love my Tahini Oat Bars or my One Bowl Choc Chip Banana Bread.
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Why you need to make these Matcha White Chocolate Cookies
- Unique Flavour Profile: These cookies offer a unique twist with the addition of matcha powder, which adds a subtle earthiness and vibrant green hue, complemented by the sweetness of white chocolate chips.
- Simple and Easy: With just a few basic ingredients and minimal prep time, these cookies are quick and easy to make, perfect for satisfying your sweet cravings in no time.
- Irresistible Texture: These cookies boast a soft and chewy texture on the inside, with a slightly crispy edge, making them utterly irresistible for cookie lovers of all ages.
Ingredients
- Butter (salted or unsalted): Provides richness and flavour to the cookies, contributing to their soft and buttery texture.
- Brown sugar: Adds a deep caramel flavour and moistness to the cookies, enhancing their sweetness and chewiness.
- Caster sugar: Helps to create a tender and crumbly texture in the cookies, while also providing sweetness.
- Vanilla essence: Enhances the overall flavour of the cookies with its warm and aromatic notes.
- Egg: Acts as a binding agent, helping to hold the cookie dough together and giving the cookies structure.
- Plain flour: Serves as the base of the cookie dough, providing structure and stability.
- Matcha powder: Adds a distinct earthy flavour and vibrant green colour to the cookies, creating a visually striking appearance.
- Baking powder and bicarb soda: Leavening agents that help the cookies rise and achieve the perfect texture.
- Sea salt: Balances the sweetness of the cookies and enhances their overall flavour profile.
- White chocolate chips: Add creamy sweetness and decadence to the cookies, melting into gooey pockets of deliciousness as they bake.
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
Whisk together the sugars, butter and vanilla then add the egg and whisk again
Add in the dry ingredients.
Fold through the white chocolate then chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes
Scoop onto your baking sheet and bake for 10 - 12 minutes
Hint: Chill the Dough: Chilling the cookie dough in the fridge for 30 minutes before baking helps to solidify the fats and prevents the cookies from spreading too much during baking.
Substitutions
- Dark Chocolate Chips: For a richer flavour, you can substitute dark chocolate chips for the white chocolate chips.
- Almond Extract: Replace the vanilla essence with almond extract for a nutty undertone in the cookies.
- Gluten-Free Flour: Use gluten-free flour blend instead of plain flour for a gluten-free version of these cookies.
What matcha should you use for these cookies?
I typically always try and find ingredients that are made in the country of origin. So I recommend always trying to find matcha made in Japan. The quality is always better, plus its made by the experts!
This is the brand I used for this recipe, I got it from Woolworths and used 5 of the sachets. Asian grocers will typically always stock some good brands made in Japan too. You know the quality is good and the matcha is fresh when the green tea powder is a vibrant green colour.
Storage
Store in a sealed container for up to 1 week.
Top tip
Evenly Sized Cookies: Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to portion out the dough, ensuring that the cookies are all the same size for even baking.
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Matcha White Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 115 g butter salted (can use unsalted too)
- 85 g brown sugar
- 65 g caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla essense
- 1 egg
- 180 g plain flour
- 10 g matcha powder
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup/150g white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Melt the butter and pour into a mixing bowl with both the sugars and the vanilla and whisk for 1 minute.
- Add the egg and whisk for another 30 seconds until well combined.
- Add in the flour, bicarb, baking powder and salt then sift in the matcha powder and mix with a spatula until well combined.
- Fold through the chocolate chips then cover the bowl and place in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 160C and line a large baking tray with baking paper in the meantime.
- Scoop about 12 round balls out onto the baking tray, allowing space for them to spread as they bake and then bake for 10 - 12 minutes.
- Enjoy!!
Mon
These cookies are unreal. Even matcha haters would be converted
Sarah
ahhh thank you, this has made my day!!
Sarah
These cookies are amazing, rhe perfect amount of matcha and sweetness.
Fay
So delicious! Easy to make!
Munntaha
Perfectly balanced matcha taste, easy recipe to follow, chewy gooey center and a crunchy crust. I did use brown butter to enhance flavours further but overall lovely recipe!
Azi
Do you chill the butter before adding in other ingredients?
Sarah
I didn't! I made sure it wasn't super hot, just warm 🙂
April
These were the best biscuits I’ve ever made, they turned out so well. A nice crunch but still soft in the middle.
sebastian brecht
very good and easy to make
a used a big scoop and 14 min 350f
If you can use raspberry inspirations chocolate or dark is very good