Description
Delicate brown butter matcha cookies blend Japanese green tea elegance with rich, nutty browned butter notes. Sweet, crumbly rounds offer a sophisticated dessert experience you’ll savor with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large egg
- 100 grams (3.5 oz) unsalted butter
- 120 grams (4.2 oz) white chocolate, chopped
- 153 grams (5.4 oz) all-purpose flour
- 70 grams (2.5 oz) white sugar
- 50 grams (1.8 oz) raw or light brown sugar
- 10 grams (0.35 oz) matcha powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- extra white chocolate for topping
Instructions
- Butter Transformation: Heat butter in a saucepan over medium flame, stirring continuously until it develops a golden hue with caramelized milk solids. Allow the liquid to cool to ambient temperature, creating a nutty, complex flavor profile.
- Dry Ingredient Preparation: Whisk flour, matcha powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl, ensuring uniform distribution of dry components for consistent cookie texture.
- Wet Ingredient Fusion: Cream cooled browned butter with white and raw sugars until well-integrated. Introduce egg and beat vigorously until the mixture becomes light and aerated, creating a smooth, homogeneous base.
- Dough Development: Gradually incorporate dry ingredients into the wet mixture, folding gently until a unified dough emerges. Delicately integrate white chocolate chunks throughout the cookie mixture, distributing them evenly.
- Chilling and Preparation: Portion dough using a cookie scoop onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes to intensify flavors and improve cookie structure.
- Baking Process: Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Place chilled dough in the oven and bake for approximately 12-13 minutes, strategically adding extra white chocolate pieces halfway through cooking for enhanced visual appeal and flavor complexity.
- Cooling and Serving: Remove cookies from the oven when edges turn golden and crisp. Transfer to a wire rack, allowing them to cool completely and achieve optimal texture before indulging in their rich, nuanced flavor profile.
Notes
- Brown the Butter Carefully: Watch the butter closely while melting to prevent burning, looking for golden-brown color and nutty aroma without scorching.
- Chill Dough Strategically: Refrigerating the dough helps intensify flavors and prevents cookies from spreading too thin during baking.
- Balance Matcha Intensity: Adjust matcha powder quantity to control the green tea flavor’s strength, ensuring it complements rather than overwhelms the cookie.
- Control Chocolate Distribution: Gently fold white chocolate chunks to prevent overmixing, maintaining distinct chocolate pockets throughout the cookie.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 158
- Sugar: 9.2 g
- Sodium: 47 mg
- Fat: 8.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20.1 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 16 mg