抹茶小饼 Matcha (Green Tea) Biscuits

Thanks a lot to Vi's inspiration, I finally made these legendary Matcha ( Green Tea) shortbreads/biscuits. It is simple and hard to fail, thus suitable for all beginner bakers! Just make sure that the matcha must be of high quality! Mine is about 14 pounds/100g, bloody expensive for the not-working me at this moment T-T...

The finished cookies are a bit too sweet for me. I'll reduce the sugar to at least 2/3 of the original recipe next time...
Ingredients:

1/2 cup icing sugar/ caster sugar

100g unsalted butter, cubed

1 1/4 cup plain flour, sifted
2 large egg yolks

1 tbs matcha (green tea powder)

caster sugar for coating

Vi的博客真是给我很多灵感。这次的抹茶小点据说是根据纽约最富盛名的抹茶饼干配方制作，完成后的小饼很是可爱美丽，就是口感对于我这个喜欢茶味而口味不那么甜的人来说有点太甜了。总的来说还是非常经典的一个配方，下次再做我要减少至少三分一的糖量。

Vi的配方在这里http://lateliervi.blogspot.com/2009/01/sabls-au-th-vert.html。我因为上次做马卡龙的时候剩两个蛋黄，所以稍微相应把其他材料的量给减了一点。

材料：
1/2杯糖粉或细砂糖
100g 无盐黄油

1 1/4 杯面粉 （装那1/4的时候还要再少一点）

2个大尺寸蛋黄

1汤匙抹茶

少许砂糖（裹面团用）

抹茶与糖粉混合拌匀。将抹茶糖粉与室温放软的黄油用电动打蛋器先以低速拌匀，再用中速打到蓬松且颜色变淡。加入筛过的面粉，打匀后加蛋黄，拌成面团。面团稍压成扁圆，包上保鲜纸入冰箱冷藏30分钟。

烤箱预热至180C。铺烤盘纸。面团取出擀成薄片后用饼干模具吸出，裹上一层砂糖，入盘烤约12-15分钟至饼干周边变金黄色即可。网架放凉，放密闭不透光的容器里保存。

口感酥脆，带着浓浓抹茶香哦。^^