Matcha Brookies

These Matcha Brookies are made with a delicious combination of chocolate and matcha. Both parts of these brookies are equally fudgy and big on flavor.

These brookies are great any time of year but also perfect for Halloween and Christmas.

What Are Brookies Cookies?

Brookies cookies are half brownies and half cookies. Brookies are fudgy like brownies with a brownie texture and are usually round in shape like cookies with soft chewy centers and crisp edges.

What is Matcha?

Matcha is made from tea leaves that have been ground down into a fine powder. In traditional green tea, the leaves are seeped and released of flavor before being discarded.

Matcha has higher caffeine content than traditional green tea as well.

Matcha is great to drink as teas, lattes, milkshakes, and smoothies.

Is Matcha Healthy?

Yes, matcha is healthy! There are quite a few health benefits from consuming matcha including reducing the risk of heart disease, providing antioxidants, and even helping with weight loss (of course when eating right!)

These cookies are made with matcha powder and have a delicious matcha flavor that pairs wonderfully with rich brownie flavor.

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Ingredients in Matcha Brookies

It takes two cookie doughs to make these matcha brookies - one cookie dough is rich in chocolate flavor and the other cookie dough is made with flavorful matcha powder. Both doughs create a fudgy texture.

For the brownie dough:

• Semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Unsalted butter
• All-purpose flour
• Dutch-processed cocoa powder
• Instant coffee
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Granulated sugar
• Egg

For the Matcha Cookie Dough:

• Unsalted butter
• All-purpose flour
• Matcha powder
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Light brown sugar
• Granulated sugar
• Egg
• Vanilla extract

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How to Make Matcha Brookies

Preheat the oven - Preheat the oven to 350Fº and line 2 cookies sheets with parchment paper.

The first step is to make the two separate cookie doughs.

To make the brownie cookie dough:

Melt the chocolate - Place the chocolate chips and butter in a bowl, and melt in a double boiler, or microwave (microwaving 20 seconds at a time until completely melted).

Combine the dry ingredients - Place all-purpose flour, Dutch cocoa powder, instant coffee granules, kosher salt, and baking soda in a small bowl and whisk to combine.

Combine the wet ingredients - Place the granulated sugar and egg in a large bowl and whisk until lemon yellow-colored and the sugar has dissolved (about 1 ½ minutes). Add the melted chocolate mixture and whisk to combine.

Combine the wet and dry ingredients - Add the flour mixture and fold with a rubber spatula until just combined.

Put brownie dough in the refrigerator while you work on the chocolate chip cookie dough.

To make the matcha cookie dough:

Combine the dry ingredients - Whisk together all-purpose flour, matcha powder, kosher salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl to combine.

Combine the wet ingredients- Place the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl (or bowl of a stand mixer). Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.

Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined

Combine the wet and dry ingredients - Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until just combined

How to Make Brookies

Divide the matcha cookie dough - Scoop out matcha cookie dough into 18 portions, and place 3 inches apart on cookie sheets.

Divide the brownie cookie dough - Repeat with chilled brownie dough, setting each scoop next to a matcha scoop.

Roll the cookie doughs together - Quickly roll each combined scoop into a ball with your hands, and place it back onto the cookie sheet seam side up to ensure that both brownie dough and cookie dough can be seen, flattening slightly.

Bake - Bake for 12-14 minutes until the edges are just turning golden, and the center still looks a little underdone.

Cool the brookies - Let cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling

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