Matcha Amaretti Cookies

These matcha amaretti cookies are soft Italian almond cookies with a vibrant green color and sweet, earthy green tea flavor.

These soft Italian cookies are flavored with matcha powder and rolled in powdered sugar, giving them a beautiful stark contrast in color. The sweet almond and earthy matcha flavors are an unlikely flavor combination you didn't know you needed! They also have a chewy & slightly sticky texture similar to that of a macaron shell's interior. With just a handful of ingredients, you can whip these matcha crinkle cookies up in less than an hour!

Ingredients

• Almond Flour: These cookies require only almond flour, so they are naturally gluten free! 
• Sugars: You'll need granulated sugar for the cookie dough, and powdered sugar for rolling. 
• Matcha: Use quality (but no need for the super expensive kind) unsweetened matcha powder. 
• Egg Whites: You'll need egg whites from about 1 ½ eggs.
• Almond Extract: Add some almond extract to amplify the nutty flavor!

Instructions

Step 1: Whisk together dry ingredients.

Step 2: Beat egg whites with almond extract to stiff peaks.

Step 3: Fold egg whites into dry ingredients until fully combined. 

Step 4: Portion cookie dough with a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop. 

Step 5: Roll cookie dough in your hands, then in the powdered sugar. 

Step 6: Bake cookies at 300 degrees F for about 22 minutes.

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Baking in grams

All of the recipes on this blog are carefully developed to create incredibly delicious baked goods that you can easily recreate in your own kitchen with success. The only way this is possible is to standardize the way ingredients are measured - by weight. Volume measurements are extremely inaccurate and leave room for significant errors. Not all measuring cups are made equally, so your one cup of flour will be different from my one cup of flour. By providing precise measurements in grams (aside from minor ingredients, which are given in tsp/tbsp), I can ensure that you can make the recipe accurately and with less cleanup! All you need is this kitchen scale. 

If this still isn't enough to convince you, I have provided volume measurements in the recipe card. If you are interested in understanding the conversions, this is the best conversion chart.

But trust me, once you try baking in grams you'll never turn back!

Happy baking! x

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Matcha Amaretti Cookies

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 22 minutes mins

Servings12 cookies

Coursecookies

CuisineAmerican

AuthorSloane

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Ingredients

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• 162 g 1 ⅔ cups almond flour
• 150 g ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 6 g 1 tablespoon unsweetened matcha powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 52 g about 1 ½ egg whites
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 30 g ¼ cup powdered sugar (for rolling)

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, sugar, matcha powder, and salt. Set aside.
• Wipe a medium bowl down with white vinegar, then add the egg whites.*
• With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, then add the almond extract.
• Continue beating until stiff peaks form (the peaks will stand up but droop over, as shown above). Do not over-beat!
• Fold all of the egg whites into the dry ingredients until fully combined. No need to be that gentle.
• Use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the dough.
• Roll each cookie dough ball in the powdered sugar, then place on the prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart.
• Bake the amaretti cookies for about 22-25 minutes.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely and enjoy!

Notes

• Wiping the bowl with vinegar will ensure it is extremely clean and nothing will hinder the egg whites from whipping properly.
• Store these cookies in an air-tight container at room temperature for about 5 days.

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