Comments on: green tea shortbread sandwiches http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:13:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Side Stitches http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams/#comment-1294634 Side Stitches Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:50:07 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams#comment-1294634 I'm making my second batch of these cookies now. The first I made for a Smitten Kitchen progressive dinner and they were a hit. Mine turn out much darker than yours, more like swamp monster green than a light tint, so it must just be different teas. I admit I don't love them plain, the green tea leaves a bitter after-taste, but the white chocolate sweetens them up and balances everything out very nicely. Plus they are going to be so cute this time with my tiny christmas tree cutter! Can't wait! Thanks for this creative use of macha! I’m making my second batch of these cookies now. The first I made for a Smitten Kitchen progressive dinner and they were a hit. Mine turn out much darker than yours, more like swamp monster green than a light tint, so it must just be different teas. I admit I don’t love them plain, the green tea leaves a bitter after-taste, but the white chocolate sweetens them up and balances everything out very nicely. Plus they are going to be so cute this time with my tiny christmas tree cutter! Can’t wait! Thanks for this creative use of macha!

]]> By: tayuri http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams/#comment-1283896 tayuri Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:24:03 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams#comment-1283896 Like a few others mentioned, my cookies turned out to be a rather dark green as well. However, I didn't mind--I was making these with a Xmas tree-shaped cutter for gifts, so it turned out well. The strong matcha flavor was also well-received by my Japanese friends and non-Japanese friends living in Japan. Thanks for sharing! Like a few others mentioned, my cookies turned out to be a rather dark green as well. However, I didn’t mind–I was making these with a Xmas tree-shaped cutter for gifts, so it turned out well. The strong matcha flavor was also well-received by my Japanese friends and non-Japanese friends living in Japan. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: matcha http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams/#comment-657265 matcha Fri, 13 May 2011 21:30:34 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams#comment-657265 These look gorgeous! Rather than the chocolate filling i'll have a whirl at making some Matcha icing (now to look at how to make Icing lol), or just see if i can make any kind of Matcha flavoured spread/fondant :) Thanks for the recipe! These look gorgeous!
Rather than the chocolate filling i’ll have a whirl at making some Matcha icing (now to look at how to make Icing lol), or just see if i can make any kind of Matcha flavoured spread/fondant :)

Thanks for the recipe!

]]> By: Susan http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams/#comment-617289 Susan Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:43:51 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams#comment-617289 I had the same experience as Michelle, Judith in Ottawa, and Megan--I used matcha, 3 Ts, and the color was really dark green and one of my taste testers/innocent guests said "you can taste the tannin!" They made your mouth pucker. If I get brave enough to make these again (the co$t of matcha!), i think I'll start with 1 T and try to match the color of the cookies in your picture. I had the same experience as Michelle, Judith in Ottawa, and Megan–I used matcha, 3 Ts, and the color was really dark green and one of my taste testers/innocent guests said “you can taste the tannin!” They made your mouth pucker. If I get brave enough to make these again (the co$t of matcha!), i think I’ll start with 1 T and try to match the color of the cookies in your picture.

]]> By: Jess http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams/#comment-578080 Jess Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:45:28 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams#comment-578080 Hi! Loved your recipe for the green tea shortbread cookies! easy and delicioius! I probably need to buy another brand of matcha green tea for these! Check out my blog I used your recipe and made a white chocolate wasabi filling :) http://littlegirlbigappetite.com/2011/02/green-tea-white-chocolate-wasabi-cookie-sandwiches/ Hi! Loved your recipe for the green tea shortbread cookies! easy and delicioius! I probably need to buy another brand of matcha green tea for these! Check out my blog I used your recipe and made a white chocolate wasabi filling :)

http://littlegirlbigappetite.com/2011/02/green-tea-white-chocolate-wasabi-cookie-sandwiches/

]]> By: Megan http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams/#comment-348170 Megan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:56:45 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams#comment-348170 Like Michelle and Judith, I followed the recipe and mine turned out disturbingly dark green (instead of spring, think swamp) and with a very strong matcha flavor. (I like green tea and green tea ice cream, so I was looking forward to trying these cookies.) Do you know if there are different types of matcha? Would that have impacted the color and strength of flavor? Like Michelle and Judith, I followed the recipe and mine turned out disturbingly dark green (instead of spring, think swamp) and with a very strong matcha flavor. (I like green tea and green tea ice cream, so I was looking forward to trying these cookies.) Do you know if there are different types of matcha? Would that have impacted the color and strength of flavor?

]]> By: Judith in Ottawa http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams/#comment-338638 Judith in Ottawa Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:00:45 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams#comment-338638 Yikes, I'm like Michelle, looking at forest green dough! Just put it in to chill, I guess the proof will be in the baking. Yikes, I’m like Michelle, looking at forest green dough! Just put it in to chill, I guess the proof will be in the baking.

]]> By: Anna Beth http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams/#comment-336376 Anna Beth Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:05:55 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams#comment-336376 The dough was exquisite to work with - such a beautiful color and texture. I used Irish butter and the extra creaminess of it was work the extra $$$$ of it so thank you for the tip on investing on that ingredient. I chilled the ganache but it never set up so was super runny and messy. Have you tried making it more like a white chocolate buttercream filling? The dough was exquisite to work with – such a beautiful color and texture. I used Irish butter and the extra creaminess of it was work the extra $$$$ of it so thank you for the tip on investing on that ingredient. I chilled the ganache but it never set up so was super runny and messy. Have you tried making it more like a white chocolate buttercream filling?

]]> By: Michelle http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams/#comment-300348 Michelle Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:28:38 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams#comment-300348 I made these cookies recently using up the last of my matcha and the cookies turned out super dark green and very strong unlike yours, like dumping the powder in your mouth and trying to chew. I really want these to work for me next time I will just use 1 tablespoon of matcha hopefully that won't wreck the formula. I made these cookies recently using up the last of my matcha and the cookies turned out super dark green and very strong unlike yours, like dumping the powder in your mouth and trying to chew. I really want these to work for me next time I will just use 1 tablespoon of matcha hopefully that won’t wreck the formula.

]]> By: Talitha http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams/#comment-271384 Talitha Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:21:00 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/green-dreams#comment-271384 I'll be baking up a storm in a couple weeks for my daughter's school's staff appreciation week and I'm making these for the China themed day. What I need to know is, approximately how many cookies will this make? I have 35 people to feed, and why is it that they always eat more when it's a cookie? No one would think of having two slices of cake, but two, three, four cookies disappear into their mouths without a second thought! : ) I suppose I could dip the cookies to stretch them out instead of making them sandwich style? Thanks! I’ll be baking up a storm in a couple weeks for my daughter’s school’s staff appreciation week and I’m making these for the China themed day. What I need to know is, approximately how many cookies will this make? I have 35 people to feed, and why is it that they always eat more when it’s a cookie? No one would think of having two slices of cake, but two, three, four cookies disappear into their mouths without a second thought! : ) I suppose I could dip the cookies to stretch them out instead of making them sandwich style? Thanks!

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