Delicious shortbread with a matcha/strawberry mashup
Author:Becky Schmieg
Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:25 minutes
Total Time:55 minutes
Yield:20 cookies 1x
Category:Dessert
Cuisine:American, Japanese
Ingredients
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1cup unsalted butter (cold)
1/2cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp unsweetened matcha green tea powder
Strawberry Icing
1cup freeze-dried strawberries
1 1/4cup powdered sugar
3 tbsp milk
1/3cup marshmallow fluff
salt to taste
Instructions
Cut butter into cubes and place in a large bowl, cut in brown sugar and vanilla using a pastry blender. Blend until creamy.
Add matcha powder, flour and salt and continue to blend using the pastry blender. Blend until the mixture can be pressed between fingers to form a dough.
Preheat oven to 325.
Use a 1 1/2 tbsp cookie scoop to measure each cookie. Level off the scoop for uniformity then roll each scoop into a ball and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Place on a wire rack to cool.
Make the icing and frost the cookies
Pulse freeze-dried strawberries in a blender until they become dust.
Whisk together in a small bowl: freeze-dried strawberries, powdered sugar, marshmallow fluff and milk until combined. Sprinkle with salt to taste.
Once cookies are cool: scoop icing into a piping bag and trace an amoeba-shaped outline on the cookie, fill in the shape and use the piping tip to swirl and smooth the icing. Repeat this process with each cookie.