Matcha has had a moment. Actually, at this point it’s less of a moment and more of a full takeover.
Stanley cups, aesthetic café orders, and that one Matcha by Erewhon drink that broke the internet for a solid three months. Green is everywhere, and honestly, I’m not mad about it.
What started as a wellness staple has quietly worked its way into every corner of the food world.
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Smoothies, cakes, lattes, ice cream, and yes, cookies.
Because it turns out that slightly earthy, subtly sweet flavor does something REALLY good when it meets butter and sugar.
I’ve pulled together 19 of the best matcha cookie recipes out there, from soft and chewy classics to chocolate-dipped and white chocolate-swirled ones and a few that are genuinely too pretty to eat.
1. Vegan Matcha Mochi Cookies
Crispy on the outside, gooey matcha mochi on the inside. These vegan, gluten-free cookies are made with glutinous rice flour and taste best eaten warm straight from the oven, which honestly is the only way to eat a cookie anyway. A little more involved than your average bake, but completely worth the effort.
2. Matcha Butter Cookies
Think those iconic Royal Dansk butter cookies your grandma kept in a tin on the coffee table, but make them matcha. These are crispy on the edges, soft and tender in the middle, and piped into little heart shapes that are genuinely too cute to eat. Almost. The matcha adds a subtle floral bitterness that plays perfectly against the salty butter and vanilla. A classic, elevated.
3. Sakura Shortbread Matcha Cookies
Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth matcha shortbread cookies decorated to look like cherry blossoms. Only six ingredients, naturally eggless, and the dough can be made up to three days ahead. The cornstarch is the secret weapon here, giving these cookies that extra crisp, tender texture that makes them genuinely hard to stop eating. Pretty enough to gift, easy enough to make on a random Tuesday.
4. Easy Matcha Strawberry Cookies with Cheesecake Frosting
Soft, chewy matcha sugar cookies packed with freeze-dried strawberries and topped with a silky strawberry cheesecake frosting. Ready in under 30 minutes and honestly just as good without the frosting. That said, the frosting is really, really good.
5. Buttery Matcha Shortbread Cookies
Soft, buttery shortbread with a subtle matcha flavor inspired by a matcha latte in Tokyo. The secret ingredients are milk powder and vanilla bean paste, which add a creamy sweetness that balances the earthy green tea perfectly. Simple, elegant, and the kind of cookie that disappears fast.
6. Matcha Black and White Cookies
A Japanese twist on the NYC bakery classic. Same soft, cakey cookie base, but instead of chocolate and vanilla, one half is frosted with earthy matcha and the other with sweet coconut. Honestly a better combination than the original.
7. Matcha Marble Cookies With Strawberry Icing
One dough, two flavors, and the prettiest swirl of green and white you’ll ever pull out of the oven. Rolled in sugar before baking for that perfect crispy outside, soft and chewy inside, then drizzled with both strawberry and matcha icing. Looks incredibly impressive for the amount of effort involved.
8. Cut-Out Matcha Sugar Cookies
Buttery, slightly crisp matcha sugar cookies that hold their shape beautifully in the oven, meaning you can cut out literally any shape you want. Hearts, dinosaurs, holiday shapes — the dough handles it all. Finish with a white chocolate drizzle or decorate them however you like. A great one for beginner bakers.
9. White Chocolate Pistachio Matcha Cookies
Earthy matcha, sweet melty white chocolate, and salty chopped pistachios all in one cookie. Soft and chewy in the center, slightly crisp around the edges, and ready in 30 minutes with no chilling required. The flavor combination here is genuinely hard to beat.
10. Vegan Almond Flour Matcha Crinkle Cookies
Soft, chewy, and completely plant-based, these amaretti-style matcha cookies are made with almond flour and aquafaba, which is just the liquid from a can of chickpeas. The result is a pillowy, crinkle-topped cookie with a gorgeous green center, naturally gluten-free, and honestly one of the prettiest things you’ll pull out of the oven.
11. Marshmallow Stuffed Matcha Cookies
A chewy matcha cookie with a molten marshmallow center that stretches when you pull it apart. The green tea and vanilla balance each other out perfectly, and the color stays a vibrant green even after baking. Self-proclaimed matcha skeptics, consider yourselves warned.
12. Green Tea Matcha Cookies
Simple, soft, and pillowy matcha cookies with a delicate green tea flavor that’s not too sweet and not too overpowering. Just eight ingredients, ready in 20 minutes, and the kind of understated cookie that goes perfectly with a hot cup of tea.
13. Matcha Checkerboard Cookies
Soft, buttery cookies with a stunning green and white checkerboard pattern that looks wildly impressive and is genuinely easier to make than it appears. Two flavors, one dough, and the kind of cookie that makes everyone at the table ask how you did it.
14. Matcha Cookies with White Chocolate Dip
A one-bowl matcha cookie with crisp edges, a tender middle, and just the right amount of earthy green tea flavor. Half-dipped in white chocolate and finished with black sesame seeds, they look like they came straight from a bakery. Simple, stunning, and not too sweet.
15. Ruby and White Chocolate Chewy Matcha Cookies
Chewy matcha cookies studded with sweet white chocolate and naturally pink ruby chocolate, which tastes fruity and slightly tart in the best possible way. The green, pink, and white color combination is genuinely stunning, and the whole thing comes together in under 30 minutes with no chilling required.
16. Vegan Matcha Chocolate Chip Cookies
A vegan chocolate chip cookie with a twist, packed with dairy-free chocolate chips and that vibrant, naturally green color that makes people do a double take. The recipe was tested with six different brands of matcha so you get all the research done for you, plus an easy gluten-free swap that actually works.
17. Matcha Latte Cookies with Chantilly Cream Frosting
A Frankenstein cookie in the best possible way. Inspired by Crumbl, Eric Kim’s NYT recipe, and the Whole Foods Chantilly cake, this one combines the best parts of all three into a matcha latte cookie that’s genuinely hard to put down. Chaotic origins, delicious results.
18. Matcha Butter Cookies
Rich, buttery, and piped into beautiful swirls or wreaths, these matcha butter cookies are as pretty as they are delicious. Dipped in white chocolate and finished with sprinkles, they’re the kind of thing that looks incredibly impressive in a holiday cookie box but is genuinely straightforward to make.
19. Gluten-Free Lemon Iced Matcha Cookies
A small batch of soft, tender gluten-free matcha cookies made with almond flour and finished with a bright lemon glaze. The earthy matcha and citrusy icing is one of those flavor combinations that just works, and the naturally vibrant green color means they look as good as they taste.