Mirage Recipe
Prep: 15 mins (+ 30 mins chilling time)
Cook: 12 mins
Serves: 12 cookies
These Matcha Green Tea Shortbread Cookies are the perfect blend of simple comfort and bright flavour. Delicate, rich, and subtle earthy from the matcha green tea, these cookies offer a delightful twist on a classic favourite. Each bite melts gently in your mouth, creating a satisfying balance of sweetness and freshness. These Matcha Green Tea Shortbread Cookies are wonderful for quiet afternoons and tea parties – their beautiful green colour adds a touch of charm to any dessert spread, while their uncomplicated ingredients make them a joy to bake. Whether shared with friends or enjoyed as a quiet treat for yourself, these cookies bring together the simplicity of shortbread and uniqueness of matcha in a way that feels truly comforting, memorable, and delicious.
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Ingredients
Matcha Green Tea Shortbreads
1 cup
Mirage Margarine (room temperature)
1/2 cup
icing sugar, sifted
1 tbsp
matcha powder
1 tsp
vanilla extract
1 tsp
salt
2 cups
all-purpose flour, sifted
Directions
Preheat oven to 325°F.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the Mirage Margarine, the icing sugar, the matcha powder, vanilla and salt on high speed for 3 minutes, until smooth and fluffy, scraping down the sides several times with a rubber spatula.
Scrape down the margarine mixture once more and add in the flour. Mix on low speed just until the dough is combined and even. Over-mixing will make a tough cookie, so stop once the flour is no longer visible.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap in the shape of a long tube, and let rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This will allow the dough to properly hydrate the flour and make it easier to roll.
Remove from the fridge and cut out rounds about 2cm thick. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet with approximately 2cm of space between the cookies
Bake the cookies in the oven for 8-12 minutes, or until the edges just start to turn golden. Be sure to rotate the tray after 6 minutes of baking.
Transfer the cookies to a resting rack and allow them to cool before serving.
