Matcha Christmas Tree Cookies with Cocoa Trunks
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Matcha Christmas Tree Cookies with Cocoa Trunks
抹茶聖誕樹曲奇
Pipe two colours of butter dough with a star tip to make little Christmas trees.
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Before you begin
A foil cover partway through baking helps the matcha branches keep their green colour. Keep the foil clear of the piped ridges when covering the tray. Its purpose is to shield the green surface from excess browning.
Method 做法
Cream the butter
Let the butter soften until a spatula presses into it easily. Beat with the icing sugar until pale and fluffy, about 2–3 minutes. Add the room-temperature milk gradually, beating between additions.
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Colour the dough
Sift in the flour and fold until no dry patches remain. Weigh 50 g of this plain dough into a separate bowl and mix in the cocoa. Fold the matcha into the rest.
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Pipe trees
Transfer the two doughs to separate piping bags fitted with medium eight-point star tips. Pipe short cocoa trunks across a lined tray, then pipe the green branches from the treetop down, overlapping the trunk so the parts bake together.
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Bake and dust
Bake in a preheated oven at 150°C (302°F) for 10 minutes. Cover loosely with foil and bake for another 15 minutes. Cool completely before dusting with icing sugar.
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Matcha Christmas Tree Cookies with Cocoa Trunks
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Tools for this recipe
12" Disposable Piping Bags (50 pcs) · 50 pcs
Fill a piping bag and snip the opening to suit the batter or filling.
Korean Stainless Steel Piping Tips
Fit a piping tip to a bag for a decorative finish; select the opening for your pattern.
Reusable Non-Stick Baking Liners · 33 x 33cm 7-inch (for cake roll)
Use as a reusable alternative to baking paper where a flat non-stick surface is needed.
