These monster matcha cookies are the perfect Halloween cookies guaranteed to be a favorite this October. A buttery sugar cookie paired with matcha tea for the monster green coloring!
Recipe
Halloween Matcha Cookie Recipe | Matcha Monster Cookies
- 30 min
- 22 min
- 52 min
- About 12 cookies
- Stand or hand mixer, rolling pin, round and square cookie cutters, baking sheet, piping bags
Ingredients
Method
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Cream. With a stand or hand mixer fitted with the paddle, cream the butter and sugar.
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Add the egg. Add the egg and beat until combined.
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Add matcha and vanilla. Add the sifted matcha and baking powder and beat to combine, then mix in the vanilla.
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Add the flour. Mix in the flour just until the dough pulls away cleanly from the bowl. Don’t overmix.
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Chill. Wrap in plastic and keep in the fridge until ready to use.
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Roll and cut. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Roll the dough to ¼ inch (8 mm), cut out shapes, and place on a baking sheet.
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Freeze briefly. Put the cookies in the freezer for about 10 minutes so you bake the dough cold.
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Bake. Bake 3-inch cookies for about 10–12 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheet.
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Decorate. Decorate with icing eyes, black sanding sugar, and piped buttercream.
Matcha Recipe | Monster Halloween Cookies with Matcha
In case you're new to our matcha here at matcha.com, you should know that our green tea powder is a staple in Japan and possesses incredible health benefits. This fun monster recipe showcases the versatility of our matcha, which is not only a daily drink but a great ingredient for baking too! All of our products are Harvest-to-Whisk™ certified to support the remaining authentic matcha tea farms in Japan too! So this recipe is a win-win.
Please watch the video below to get your techniques down, and please let us know how you like it! And be careful of temperature because the matcha in the cookies is gentle.
Recipe: Matcha Sugar Cookies for Halloween | Matcha Treat
Yields approx. 1 doz 3-inch round, 1/4 inch thick sugar cookies – Feel free to scale this recipe to your quantity needs.
Contributing author: Lise He, Borderlands Bakery
Decorations:
In the spirit of keeping things as easy and as accessible as possible, we chose to decorate the cookies with store-bought icing eyes, black sanding sugar and leftover buttercream. I used a piping tip with some ridges on one side, flat on the other, to make the mummy bandages. Watch the YouTube video to see the easy-peasy technique.
Tips/Tricks/Modifications:
- Cookie dough and baked cookies can be frozen: simply store in an airtight container for up to 3 months. When ready to use, let your dough defrost in the fridge overnight (wrapped). Let your cookies come to room temp IN the airtight container.
- The thickness and size of your cookie impacts your bake: the thicker or larger, the longer you’ll want to bake. You can tell your cookie is fully baked when it no longer looks raw and “oily” in the center
- Yes, you can decorate these cookies with anything: royal icing, buttercream, fondant, modeling chocolate, dip or drizzle them with chocolate. There are no limitations!
Enjoy!!
Tags: easy halloween cookies, matcha cookies, matcha kari, matcha monster, monster cookies.
*parents discuss matcha consumption with your child's physician. You can also read our blog spotlight on at what age children should ingest matcha and caffeine.
