Fancy Shortbread Cookies Perfect With Tea Recipes

GREEN TEA SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place a sheet of parchment paper or plastic wrap on a work surface and dust with flour. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat butter in a bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add 3/4 cup sugar and continue beating until mixture is lighter in color, about 2 minutes more.
• Mix flour, green tea powder, and salt together in a separate bowl; gradually add to creamed butter mixture, beating on low speed until dough sticks together. Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on the floured parchment paper; cut into 2-inch cookies or bars. Roll remaining dough and cut into more cookies until all the dough is used. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• Carefully transfer cookies to the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle sugar over each cookie.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm and barely starting to turn golden, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.

FANCY SHORTBREAD COOKIES! PERFECT WITH TEA

Steps:

• Simply open a box of shortbread cookies. Brush off loose crumbs off cookies. Place cookies aside. Melt chocolate in small bowl in microwave according to instructions. (Usually one minute at a time and stir chocolate.)
• Place a large sheet of wax paper aside on counter top. Using a butter knife put a thin layer of peanut butter on top of all the shortbread cookies. Once all the cookies are covered with peanut butter then you just dip the cookies in chocolate. You may have to flip cookies a few times in chocolate to get them well coated. After covering with chocolate, place them on the wax paper to harden. If you want you can put some chopped nuts or shaved chocolate on top of cookies. This will make them look good and also give some flavor. Allow cookies to harden on wax paper.
• Once cookies are hardened (approx. 5-10 minutes) you can serve them or even put them in wrap and give them to friends as a gift. They are great with tea or coffee.

GREEN TEA SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter in the bowl of an electric standing mixer using the paddle attachment; add confectioner's sugar and salt.
• Sift together the tea and flour and add to the butter mixture; mix until just incorporated.
• Roll the dough out to about 1/3-inch thick between 2 pieces of plastic wrap; transfer to a baking sheet and chill until firm, at least 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees.
• Remove top piece of plastic and cut into desired shapes; re-roll excess dough as necessary; transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake for 16 minutes; rotate pan and bake for another 16 minutes, or until they feel firm when scratched with a fingernail; take care not to let the edges brown; matcha shortbread cookies should maintain their green color.
• Cool, and serve with green-tea or ginger ice cream.