I almost forgot today was Thursday Green!! Yay! Again, not noticing the passage of time, Time Lord problems. Where did this week go! Scrolling through my camera roll for something to share this week I came across a photo of my Green Tea Matcha Dinosaur Shortbread cookies that I had blogged about when I was running my old food blog EatThingsMakeStuff.
My life was way diferent back then. Almost everything has changed, but one thing certainly hasn't changed, I still love to cook and I love using food as a creative outlet, so although I haven't made these cookies in ages, I wanted these pictures and this recipe to live on in the blockchain.
Here's what you need to know:
- They are DELICIOUS.
- They are shaped like Dinosaurs.
What's not to like right?
Enjoy! P.S If you're looking for these dino cookie cutters you can get them here.
(No it's not an affiliate link, and no I don't make money on it.)
INGREDIENTS ASSEMBLE!: One of the reasons this recipe is so awesome is because of its simplicity. 6 ingredients!? Yes Please!
After the ingredients are combined they’re going to be a little crumbly, like wet sand. Not to fear! There’s enough butter to make everything stick once you form a compressed ball.
Mold your dough ball into a dough disc for even chilling, wrap with plastic and let your little dough baby chill out for about a half hour. In the mean time, DANCE PARTY. Obviously.
Next roll your dough to about a half-inch thickness. If you’re using any kind of imprinting device, I find it’s easiest to press the design down before you pop your shapes out of the cutters. Feel free to reroll the scraps out for maximum dino shape-age.
If you’ve completed all previous steps successfully, you should have something that looks like this! Congratulations! You’ll be enjoying prehistoric deliciousness in no time!
To the oven! Bake at 350(f) for 18-20 minutes, or until you start to see the edges start to turn golden brown and delicious… mmmmmmmmmm.
Transfer to a plate or rack to cool and enjoy with a tall glass of milk.
IMPORTANT: As with most shaped delicacies these cookies taste WAY better if you bite the heads off first. It’s like a law of nature or something. Don’t ask me why, just do it!
Ingredients
- 1 cup: Powdered Sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsps: Matcha Powder
- 1 3/4 cup: Flour
- 4: Medium Egg Yolks
- 10 tbsps: Butter (unsalted & room temperature)
- OPTIONAL
- 1Tsp: Vanilla Extract
Instructions:
-Mix matcha powder and powdered sugar in a medium mixing bowl with a fork until well combined
-Next cream room temperature butter with whisk attachment in a stand mixer until light and fluffy.
-Switch to the paddle attachment and slowly add the matcha sugar until combined.
-Scrape the sides and bottom of bowl and add the flour in thirds until well combined. Add egg yolks last and mix until fully i-incorporated.
-Form mixture into a ball and flatten to form a thick disk.
-Refrigerate for 30 minutes
-Preheat oven to 350 deg.
-Roll to 1/2 inch thickness and cut shapes with cookie cutters.
-Bake at 350 for 13-18 minutes or until outer edges start to turn golden brown
-Cool.
Enjoy.
OPTIONAL:
Act out epic battle scenes in which the losing dinosaur gets eaten.
Now, it's likely you came here for #ThursdayGreen sooo.... MORE GREEN PLZ!!
I'd be mega stoked if you tried this recipe out and let me know what you thought! (It's my way of indirectly feeding the internet which my Italian impulses dictate I must do.)
Thanks for stopping by!
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