Honey Green Tea Cookies

recipe from snixy kitchen

makes about 35 1 3/4-inch circle sandwiches

Cookies

½ cup unsalted butter, plus 2 tbsp
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
½ tsp baking soda
1 ½ tsp white distilled vinegar
11.5 oz flour
½ tsp kosher salt
2 tbsp matcha powder

Whip the butter and sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Add the egg and mix until combined.

Dissolve the baking side in the vinegar, and add it to the butter mixture. Mix until combined.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and matcha powder.

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the batter, mixing until a crumbly dough forms.

Use your hands to form the dough into a squished ball. Lay it between two layers of plastic wrap and flatten to 1/4-inch thickness. Chill for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 F.

Keep the other half wrapped to keep it from drying out. Use a 1 3/4-inch biscuit cutter to cut out the cookies and transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving about ½-inch between cookies. Repeat with remaining dough.

Bake for 9 minutes and 10 seconds, until just beginning to turn golden brown. Let cool before frosting.

Frosting

¼ cup butter, room temperature
½ cup cream cheese, room temperature
¼ cup honey

While the cookies cool, combine the butter, cream cheese, and honey in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until well mixed.

Spread just under a tablespoon of frosting between two cookies.