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A woman's hand holding a matcha Christmas cookie that's decorated like a Christmas tree with lights.

Matcha Christmas Cookies

These matcha Christmas cookies are a festive and flavorful treat! Think traditional sugar cookie taste with a hint of earthy green tea flavor.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword dairy free, matcha christmas cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 26 cookies
Calories 81 kcal
Author Dairy Free for Baby

Ingredients

For the cookies:

  • ½ cup dairy-free butter, softened (1 stick; you can use regular butter if you are not dairy free)
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tbsp matcha
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt

Optional for garnish:

  • Gel icing
  • Candy pearls

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a mixing bowl, cream together the dairy-free butter and sugar.
  3. Add the egg and the vanilla and mix until light and fluffy.
  4. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, matcha, baking powder, and salt.
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until combined.
  6. Place the dough onto a well-floured surface. Sprinkle a little flour on top, and roll the dough out about ¼-inch to ½-inch thick. Use a Christmas tree cookie cutter to shape the cookies, and transfer to the parchment-lined baking sheets.
  7. Bake cookies at 350 degrees F for 8-11 minutes, or until cooked through. Let cool on the pan.
  8. Optionally, once cooled, add gel icing and candy pearls to form the lights on the Christmas tree cookies. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

  • Be sure to use softened dairy-free butter but not melted butter. If the butter is melted, the cookies can be difficult to roll out. You can chill the dough first if you have any issues.
  • The exact baking time will vary based on how thick the cookies are rolled out. Keep an eye around the edges; don’t let them turn a deep golden brown. The cookies will still be cooked through when the edges are green or a very light golden brown.
  • The exact number of cookies will depend on the size of your cookie cutter. I was able to get about 26 cookies, so that is what the nutrition analysis below is based on. Nutrition facts will vary based on cookie size.
  • You can also make these as drop sugar cookies using a cookie scoop, rather than as cut-out cookies. I think the texture is better though as cut-out cookies.

 

Nutrition analysis (approximate per cookie): 81 calories, 3.5 g fat, 1.5 g saturated fat, 70 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 5 g sugar, 1 g protein, Vitamin D: 0%, Calcium: 1%, Iron: 2%, Potassium: 0%