Green Tea Almond Russian Tea Cakes

Monday, December 21, 2009

Posted by Kirbie / 2 comments » / Cookies, Matcha green tea

After making Pecan Russian Tea Cakes and Hazelnut Russian Tea Cakes with Sprinkles, I decided to try one more variation on the traditional Russian Tea Cake: A green tea version! I also decided to try a different nut, and used almonds this time.

The cookie tasted a lot like these almond green tea cookies I've gotten before from chinese bakeries. They didn't melt in my mouth as much as the pecan Russian tea cakes, but I still enjoyed them.

Green Tea Almond Russian Tea Cakes (Adapted from allrecipes)

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped almonds (I put mine through my food processor)
1 tablespoon matcha green tea powder
Confectioners' sugar for rolling

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, cream butter and vanilla until smooth. Combine the 6
tablespoons confectioners' sugar and flour and matcha powder; stir into the butter
mixture until just blended. Mix in the chopped almonds. Roll dough
into
1 inch balls (I made my balls slightly smaller, about 3/4 of an inch,
because they seemed to spread and flatten when 1 inch). Place them 2 inches apart on an
ungreased cookie
sheet.
Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Roll the cookies in a bowl of confectioners' sugar once they are cooled.

Posted by Kirbie on December 21, 2009

2 Comments »

tags: matcha green tea almond russian tea cake recipe

2 Responses to “Green Tea Almond Russian Tea Cakes”

1

green tea — December 22, 2009 @ 4:32 am

Hello
This green tea almond russian tea cakes look yummy and I will cook this at home for this Christmas.I hope everyone will like it.I have all the ingredients for this recipe.Thank you very much for this recipe.
2

Kirbie — December 22, 2009 @ 9:55 am

I hope you enjoy the cookies!