This White Chocolate Matcha Cookie Recipe Will Change Your Life

Introduction

Forget about spending $2-3 bucks at the bakery for soft and chewy chocolate chip matcha cookies, you can now make your very own freshly baked cookies that rival the bakeries at home!

If you’re a matcha lover and you love chewy chocolate chip cookies then you need to give this recipe a try.

These white chocolate matcha cookies otherwise known as green tea white chocolate cookies are soft, gooey, with an aromatic matcha flavour, and the right amount of sweetness.

The matcha cookies with white chocolate compliments each other, bringing together both the slight bitterness of the matcha that isn’t overbearing with the sweetness of the white chocolate chips, with a soft and chewy texture that brings a whole new dimension of flavour to the matcha cookies.

If you ever want a change from consuming regular chocolate chip cookies then these matcha white chocolate chip cookies are the next best thing out there.

These matcha chocolate cookies are fast and easy to make and before you know it, you’ll have a whole batch of cookies ready to eat.

These are some of the best chewy matcha white chocolate cookies I have ever tasted before.

But hey, don’t take my word for it, give the recipe and try and see for yourself!

Here’s what you’ll need to make this white chocolate matcha cookie recipe:

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, add in your butter, white & brown sugar and cream everything together.

Next add in your eggs and vanilla extract to the mixture and continue mixing everything together.

Now in another bowl, combine your all-purpose flour, salt, cornstarch, baking powder, and Matcha powder.

Sift this mixture over your wet mixture and then mix everything together until you no longer see any white flour on your dough.

If you’re using a large chocolate bar, you will need to chop up the chocolate into smaller pieces. If on the other hand you’re using white chocolate chips then you can skip this step.

Now add in about 75-80% of your white chocolate to the dough and mix everything together.

Take an ice cream scoop and scoop out a large helping of the cookie dough onto a large tray lined with parchment paper. Repeat this for the rest of the dough leaving about 1-2 inches between each cookie, as the cookie will spread out when baked.

Add in the rest of the white chocolate to the top of each cookie then place the cookie dough in the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour.

After 1 hour, take the cookie dough out and bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 350°F or 180°C for about 12 minutes.

Once baked, allow the cookies to cool down before serving.

Notes

To get a nice vibrant color for your matcha green tea white chocolate cookies, I recommend that you use high quality matcha powder with a bright green colour and avoid the more dull darker looking Matcha powders.

If you’re not a fan of white chocolate, you can also substitute it with either dark, semi-sweet, or milk chocolate chips as well, however you may need to adjust how much Matcha powder you add to the dough to get the perfect balance of sweetness and bitterness.

If you prefer a more crispy type of cookie, you’ll need to bake the cookies for a bit longer in the oven.

Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.S)

How do I prevent my cookies from collapsing when baking?

You need to chill your dough either in the fridge or freezer to ensure that they don’t collapse when you bake the cookies. You should try to chill your dough for at least 1 hour if you’re using the fridge or 30 minutes if you’re using the freezer.

How do I make my cookies look more vibrant and colourful?

Try to use high-quality matcha powder with a bright green colour and avoid using darker coloured matcha powder when making your cookies.

Can I substitute the white chocolate chips with something else?

Yes, feel free to substitute the white chocolate chips with either dark, semi-sweet, milk chocolate chips, or even nuts or dried fruit. Basically any sort of topping that you see on most other cookies would work with these matcha cookies.

How do I make my cookies more crispy and less chewy?

Bake the cookies for a little bit longer in the oven. A good starting point is adding an extra 2-3 minutes to the baking time and adjust it based on your own preference.

How do I make my cookies taste less bitter?

To make your cookies taste less bitter, you can adjust the amount of matcha powder that you add to the cookies. The more you add, the stronger the aroma and vice versa.

I don’t have unsalted butter, can I use salted butter instead?

Yes, you can, however you will need to omit the salt in the recipe otherwise you’re cookies may end up tasting too salty.

I don’t have cornstarch at home, can I use something else?

Yes, you can substitute the cornstarch with tapica starch if you don’t have any cornstarch lying around the house.

Can I store the leftover cookie dough?

Yes, you can!

Just put the cookie dough in plastic wrap or an airtight container and store it in the freezer. When you’re ready to bake the cookies, just pop them onto a baking tray and bake them. There’s no need to thaw the cookies 😁