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Painted Matcha Shortbread

Matcha shortbread painted with edible gold. Ready for virtual tea time! I’m so grateful that during this time of quarantine, I’m finally able to set aside a little time each week to catch up with friends via webcam over a cup of tea. The painting technique was inspired by Melly Eats World. I mixed some edible 24K gold powder with vodka to make a thin gold paint, and used my tiniest brush to paint Asian inspired patterns and florals onto the lovely green cookies.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons matcha powder
  • 1 teaspoon matcha powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp 24K edible gold powder
  • Food grade alcohol (vodka)

Instructions

1

Sift together the flour, matcha powder, and salt in a large bowl,

2

In a separate bowl, beat the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy,

3

Mix in the flour mixture 1/3 at a time until all just combined,

4

Gather dough into a disc, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes,

5

Preheat oven to 350˚

6

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper,

7

Roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface to 1/4" thickness.

8

Using a floured cookie cutter, cut out rounds and place onto the prepared baking sheets. Stacking and re-roll out the scraps of dough until all are used up,

9

Refrigerate cookies for about 15 minutes before baking to prevent spreading,

10

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, then let the cookies cool completely before painting,

11

Mix a few drops of alcohol at a time into the gold powder to create a thin paint, and hand paint each cookie with your preferred design

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