Soft, chewy, and beautifully green with creamy white chocolate 🍵🤍
Meet your new favorite cookie White Chocolate Matcha Cookies! Buttery, soft, and chewy, these gorgeous green treats blend the earthy richness of Japanese matcha with the sweet creaminess of white chocolate for the perfect balance of flavor and color. Each bite melts in your mouth with notes of vanilla, green tea, and caramelized chocolate making them both stunning and irresistible. Perfect for tea lovers, matcha enthusiasts, or anyone looking for a bakery-style cookie with a twist! ✨ Whether for gifting, cozy afternoons, or a Pinterest-worthy bake, these cookies are as elegant as they are delicious.
Time Breakdown
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Servings: 12–14 cookies
Ingredients List
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tbsp matcha powder (culinary grade, high quality for best color 🍵)
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate
- Optional: flakey sea salt for topping ✨
Kitchen Tools You’ll Need
This recipe doesn’t require fancy gadgets, just a few reliable kitchen basics to keep everything simple and stress-free:
- Mixing bowls
- Hand or stand mixer
- Measuring cups & spoons
- Rubber spatula
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Cooling rack
Step-by-Step Beginner-Friendly Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugars: In a bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). 🧈
- Add wet ingredients: Mix in egg and vanilla until smooth.
- Mix dry ingredients: In another bowl, whisk flour, matcha powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Combine: Slowly add dry ingredients to wet mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Add chocolate: Fold in white chocolate chips. 🤍
- Scoop dough: Drop 1½ tbsp of dough per cookie onto the baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake: 10–12 minutes, or until edges are set but centers look soft.
- Cool: Let cookies rest on the tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a rack.
- Optional: Sprinkle with sea salt for that perfect sweet-salty finish. ✨
Pro Tips
- Use high-quality matcha: The better the matcha, the brighter the green color and smoother the flavor.
- Do not overbake: Cookies continue cooking on the sheet this keeps them chewy and soft.
- Storage: Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days or freeze for 2 months.
- Extra indulgent: Drizzle with melted white chocolate after cooling for a bakery look! 🍫
Nutrition Table
| Serving Size | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fiber | Sugar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cookie | 210 | 3g | 26g | 10g | 1g | 15g |