Matcha White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Nothing beats a good ol’ classic chocolate chip cookie, am I right? But sometimes, it’s fun to take it up a notch and matcha-fy it! Enter, these white chocolate chip matcha cookies.

These cookies are made with melted butter ensuring a soft and chewy center with slightly crisp edges, and plenty of white chocolate chips - just the way I like it!

They're amazing by themselves, but feel free to dress them up as you like! I decided to top mine off with a white chocolate drizzle and some green tea Kit Kat pieces because I've been missing Japan lately, but feel free to get creative and have fun with it!

Prep Time: 90 minutes (including chill time)

Bake Time: 10-12 minutes

Total Time: ~ 1 hour and 40 minutes

Yield: Makes 12-14 cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter

• 1/2 cup light brown sugar

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 large egg

• 1 & 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 tablespoon Matcha green tea powder (I use Maeda-en's Universal grade matcha powder)

• 1 cup white chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place butter in a heatproof bowl and warm in the microwave until JUST melted. You don’t want the butter to be hot, but just soft enough to stir with a fork until smooth.

2. Add granulated sugar, light brown sugar, vanilla and egg and stir until smooth.

3. In a separate bowl, sift 1 tablespoon of matcha green tea powder into the all-purpose flour. Add baking soda and salt and whisk the dry mixture thoroughly.

4. Add flour mixture to your wet ingredients and stir using a rubber spatula until a soft cookie dough forms. Add white chocolate chips and stir until combined.

5. Chill cookie dough in the fridge for at least one hour. I actually like to make mine the night before and let it chill overnight, but a one hour chill time is perfectly fine too!

6. Line two baking trays with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 F for a standard oven.

7. Roll balls of cookie dough, approximately 2 tablespoons each, using your hands and place on prepared baking trays, leaving room for the cookie to spread.

8. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes.

9. Allow cookies to cool for 10-15 minutes then enjoy!