I pulled open the oven door, absolutely convinced I was about to present my family with the most sophisticated cookies they had ever seen — and instead, I watched twelve perfectly round discs of what I had confidently called “the next big thing” slide off the baking sheet in a unified act of rebellion and … Read more
I almost threw an entire batch of matcha sandwich cookies cream filling and all straight into the trash — and I’m so glad I didn’t. It started on a Tuesday afternoon when I decided, with absolutely zero planning, that I was going to make elegant, bakery-style matcha sandwich cookies with cream filling for my book … Read more
I almost cried in my kitchen on a Tuesday afternoon. Not from onions — from a crumbled, greasy, oddly gray pile of what was supposed to be my daughter’s birthday cookies. She had just been diagnosed with celiac disease three months prior, and I had promised her matcha almond flour cookies gluten free of any … Read more
Good matcha powder: As mentioned above, I swear by Jade Leaf Culinary Grade Matcha (100g) for beautiful color and clean flavor. The 30g version is ideal for first-timers.Silicone mini loaf pans: If you want to bake your shortbread in a…
The Story Behind These Cookies I created these matcha white chocolate chip cookies during a phase where I was obsessed with Japanese flavors and convinced that every dessert could be improved with matcha powder. My friends were skeptical—fair, given my track record with experimental baking—but when I pulled the first batch from the oven, something … Read more
