Matcha (Green Tea) Shortbread Cookies

Quick little recipe for you on this glorious Tuesday!  (I say glorious because we are just a few days away from Spring break).  My dad bought me a big bag of high quality Japanese matcha quite a while ago.  I had big plans for this green tea powder - big plans!  But they always seemed to get pushed to the side.  Finally this past weekend I got around to making a simply little shortbread cookie out of it. 


It was a cinch to put together - really!  Very quick.  And the end result was pretty tasty.  Not too green tea-ish according to Daniel and me, it is quite subtle.  But it is still a nice flavor, and perhaps it is a good thing that it is not overpowering.  These are going to one more green tea loving person for sampling, so I will update after I get their reviews.  
Matcha (Green Tea) Shortbread Cookies (makes about 2 dozen small cookies)
Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour1 heaping tablespoon Matcha (Japanese green-tea powder)1/4 tsp sea salt1 stick unsalted butter, room temp1/4 cup granulated sugarturbinado sugar or granulated sugar (for sprinkling) 

Directions:




In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, matcha, and salt. Set aside.With an electric mixer, beat butter on medium speed.  Add sugar & beat until very light and fluffy.Add flour mixture and mix until just incorporated.Place chilled dough between two pieces of parchment.  Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to about 1/4 in. thick.  Place dough in refrigerator until firm (~30min).  Preheat to 325.  Remove chilled dough from fridge and place on a cookie sheet. Peel back top layer of parchment.  Using a cookie cutter, cut out shapes from the dough.  Bake until cookies are just starting to get a golden brown color around the edges.  Cool on wire rack. 

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