I make these cookies at least once a month because they are SO easy but look so fancy and taste delicious!
If you are not familiar with Hojicha, it’s a roasted green tea which gives it a more crispy flavor. It actually has less caffeine than matcha and is a great tea alternative to try if you aren’t a big fan of matcha.
I have made these cookies with just black sesame or just hojicha, but because they both have crispy and roasted flavor profiles, I decided to add them to the same cookie and now I will never go back!!
Another very important character in these cookies is the flaky sea salt that really ties in the sweetness and the roasted flavors!
If you are looking for your go-to dessert to bring to future dessert functions, these are the cookies for you 🙂
Let me know if you try making them! Tag me @takahasheats on Instagram or just send me a pic! <3
Tastes good, but only managed to make 9 cookies?
Thank you for making the cookies, Mia! I think the number really depends on how many squiggles you pipe out but a smaller piping tip might help make more cookies! I usually get anywhere between 17-20 cookies and do about 4-5 squiggles.
These were delicious and a hit at work! Not too sweet (the best asian compliment I can give). The only issue I ran into was the batter was too thick to get it through a piping bag. Any troubleshooting help?
Thank you so much for making them, Crysta! That is the BEST compliment!! I would suggest whipping your room temperature butter for a bit longer with the sugar to get it really nice and fluffy. This will help later when piping them out. The consistency can also sometimes change depending the type of butter and flour you use. Sometimes using cake flour may help to get a bit of a softer dough! Let me know if these helped and if not, I can help troubleshoot again 🙂
so delicious ! i love the flavor and the texture is very nice
Aw I am SO glad!! I love the texture of these cookies too 🙂
They were sooooo tasty!! I made them for a friend, gonna gift it tmr – i think they will love it too.
I changed tne recipe a little bit: used homemade vegan butter and rediced aquafaba instead of egg whites. I also dunked some of the cookies in chocolate. Now, I am not an experienced bakes at all so my cookie came out hella ugly, but tasty nonetheless!
Thank you for this great recipe, I loooooved the flavour profile:) hope to make some more of your recipes soon.
These cookies are a bit harder to pipe out than most cookies so as long as it tasted good then you’re SET! Thanks so much for making it 🙂 I loveeee hearing about it!
Made them for my friend yesterday! She loved them, I loved them, thank you sooo much for the recipe. I swapped out butter for my homemade vegan butter and used aquafaba for egg whites and the cookies still came out delectable:)
Wow! That is SO impressive that you were able to make them into a vegan version! Thank you so much for trying out my recipe and for taking the time to let me know 🙂