{"id":1663,"date":"2025-01-05T11:54:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T16:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easygayoven.com\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2025-01-05T11:54:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T16:54:57","slug":"matcha-chocolate-linzer-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/easygayoven.com\/matcha-chocolate-linzer-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Matcha Chocolate Linzer Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For these matcha chocolate linzer cookies, a white chocolate matcha ganache is sandwiched between two crisp chocolate shortbread cookies. I used ceremonial grade matcha for the ganache, which may or may not have been a misstep.\u00a0Culinary matcha is more potent<\/a>\u00a0than ceremonial in baking, but its color can vary and won\u2019t be as vibrant green as ceremonial grade. (Apparently, though, the rigid categories are an arbitrary distinction that\u00a0doesn\u2019t even really exist<\/a>\u00a0in Japan.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I went to a matcha store in Williamsburg and asked the folks working there what would be best for baked goods and they sold me a tin of ceremonial grade for $35 BUT I got a free drink with it, so?? There are certainly way cheaper options out there for both kinds. That being said, if you have matcha at home, I\u2019d just use the one you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Feel free to make the dough ahead, roll it into sheets, and freeze\/refrigerate until ready to cut out shapes and bake. You could also bake the cookies and freeze them in zipper bags until ready to fill them. Break it up into days, make it easier on yourself! I call for using Dutch Process cocoa, which produce a deep rich color and flavor, but you can go even deeper and richer with black cocoa, if you want. Can anyone say Elphaba cookies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n