Looking for your next cookie obsession? These matcha butter chocolate chip cookies are sure to be it. Made with high-quality matcha green tea powder, cashew butter, and your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, these super stuffed matcha cookies are simply fantastic.
Trust us when we say you’re going to love these cookies. The rich, buttery flavor of cashew butter combines perfectly with the earthy, umami flavor of matcha, making for a sophisticated and fun version of everyone’s favorite cookie.
Here’s what you’ll need in order to make these super stuffed matcha butter chocolate chip cookies:
- Cashew butter: While not quite as easy to find as peanut or almond butter, you can find cashew butter in many grocery stores and online. Look for ones with minimal ingredients if possible. You can also use sunflower butter if you have a nut allergy.
- Matcha: A high-quality culinary-grade matcha green tea powder works well here. Sifting your matcha before adding it to the cashew butter will help prevent clumps.
- Salted Butter
- White Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Vanilla: Opt for the real thing over imitation vanilla. There’s a huge difference in flavor!
- Eggs
- All-Purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Chocolate Chips: We used semi-sweet chocolate chips. Chocolate chunks would also be delicious.
Equipment you will need for this recipe:
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Stand mixer or electric beaters
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Large mixing bowl
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Small mixing bowl
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Cookie sheet
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Measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients:
Yields 12 large cookies
Cashew matcha butter super stuffed center:
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1/4 cup sunflower butter
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1/2 tbsp matcha powder
Chocolate Chip Cookie outer dough:
- 8 tbsp salted butter
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, combine cashew butter and matcha powder.
- Using a stand mixer or electric beaters, beat softened butter and sugars together until creamy. Add egg and vanilla and stir just until combined.
- Add flour and baking soda and mix until dough forms. Add chocolate chips and incorporate with your hands or a wooden spoon.
- Roll dough into 12 large balls, then flatten using the back of a spoon or your thumb. Add a big dollop of cashew butter to the center and enclose by pinching the outsides of the cookie together. Roll back into a ball.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and back for 8-11 minutes. Be careful not to overbake- cookies should be pale and puffy.
- Let cool, then enjoy!
Tips for acing this stuffed matcha cookie recipe
- When flattening the cookies, try keeping a little boat shape so the edges are still turned up. This will help prevent the matcha butter from spilling out.
- When ready, close the cookie like you would a dumpling. Pinch the sides together and then roll into a ball. It’s okay if some cashew butter seeps out. It will just give your cookie a beautiful swirl.
- Use a culinary grade matcha powder instead of a ceremonial. Culinary-grade matcha is ideal for baking and allows the matcha flavor to pull through better.
- Don’t overbake these cookies. Over baking will result in crunchy, hard cookies instead of soft, ooey-gooey ones.
- If you have a nut allergy, swap cashew butter for sunflower butter.
The bottom line: make these super stuffed chocolate chip cookies with matcha
The next time you are craving chocolate chip cookies, try these matcha butter chocolate chip cookies. They are a sophisticated and fun variation on the cookie you already know and love. Creamy cashew butter perfectly combines with the rich and earthy flavor of matcha. Perfectly balanced with the sweetness of chocolate chips, these super stuffed matcha cookies are an absolute hit. Happy baking!
