Matcha Snickerdoodle Blondies are a wonderful combination of chewy snickerdoodles and buttery blondies, with a touch of earthy green tea flavor and topped with a crunchy cinnamon/sugar mixture.
With Halloween just around the corner, I wanted to do a sweet treat recipe for us adults. While the kids are all busy with their store-bought little bars of tasteless fake chocolate, you can be indulging in these matcha snickerdoodle blondies. Bake a batch of these, throw a little alcoholic coffee in a thermos, and go treat-or-treatin' around the 'hood.
Best. Halloween. Ever.
I don't even know where to start with these delightful baked sweets...if you like snickerdoodle cookies...if you like blondies...if you like matcha...you'll love these Matcha Snickerdoodle Blondies.
Blondies are just like brownies but without any yummy chocolate. Normally, I'm not one to advocate any kind of non-chocolate dessert (as evident here, here, and here) BUT trust me when I tell you, these blondies are kickass tasty!
No joke, right before taking the photos, I ate some of the side trimmings to check the taste and couldn't wait to finish the shoot so I could eat a whole one.
Thank goodness bikini season is over...
See that nice, thick layer of cinnamon and sugar topping? Just like on a snickerdoodle, but a lot more of it. It needs a really good layer of the topping because the blondie is so thick, so just pour it all on top...and don't even think about the amount of sugar that went into this one square.
How to make the best snickerdoodle blondies:
Put a little MATCHA in there! I'm always looking for great matcha recipes. The matcha green tea powder adds a little earthy flavor to the blondies that perfectly balances out the sweetness from all that sugar.
AND...here's what not to do when making these matcha snickerdoodle blondies: not giving the butter enough time to fully soften before adding the sugars. I was impatient and thought I could easily cream sugar into butter that was not at room temperature. So this is happened...for about about 20 minutes...a non-stop 20 minutes...
So if you're looking for an alternative to the typical chocolate dessert, go bake these Matcha Snickerdoodle Blondies! Don't forget to share the recipe and please let me know how you like the recipe in the comments below.
Matcha Snickerdoodle Blondies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter , softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar , packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 whole eggs , at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons organic matcha green tea powder , culinary grade and unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ organic ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon organic ground nutmeg
For the topping:
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon organic ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line a 8X8 square baking pan with parchment paper. Set pan aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and both sugars. Add eggs, one at a time and fully mix in each egg before adding the next one. Add the vanilla extract and mix well.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, matcha powder, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add ⅓ of the flour mixture at a time to the butter mixture, mixing well after each addition.
- Pour the thick batter into the prepared baking pan, use a spatula to smooth and even it out in the pan. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, stir together the cinnamon and the sugar. Using a spoon, sprinkle the mixture evenly all over the top of the batter, covering it completely. Place on the middle rack in the preheated oven and bake for 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Remove from oven, place pan on top of a cooling rack, and let blondies cool in the pan for 10 minutes. After the blondies have cooled, lift them out of the pan using the sides of the parchment paper, place on a cutting surface and cut into 9 large squares, or smaller ones if desired.
Ben Maclain
Haha, you're funny. Bikini season is over. Well although I even haven't started it this year, I am happy too:) And blondies...I like this dessert as much I like brownies. But it seems to be the most complicated recipe ever to me. I've managed to make almost perfect macarons and some other things, but almost all my attempts to make blondies haven't been really successful. That's said. Right. Your post (and these beautiful blondies) made me sad. I think you should cheer me up and send a few morsels right away:) Thank you in advance, Karrie!
Kushi
Love your video. I have never tried a matcha . This looks amazingly delicious. Thank you so much for sharing!
Amanda
I'm usually pretty chocolate obsessed when it comes to desserts too, by for these I'll definitely make an exception. I never would have thought to put matcha in snickerdoodles. Brilliant!
Rachelle @ Beer Girl Cooks
This video is great, K! I love the cool spatula and your graceful way of dealing with the parchment paper! These blondies look totally fab with that matcha snickerdoodle action. I think I'll come to your hood and hang with you on Halloween, because I am absolutely down with your idea of trick or treat!
Demeter | Beaming Baker
Wait a minute, you made these just for me, right??? Right, Karrie?? Love that you remembered how important is it for us adults to have a special treat for Halloween too. Plus, CONGRATS on your first recipe video! It was so fun and cute, Karrie! So cool how you wrapped the text around the bowl. Alright, I'm off to drool over thoughts of these. Two stacks for me, please?
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop
I love snickerdoodles so I'm certain these would be perfect! Such a great idea and a perfect combination of flavors!
Karen
These were absolutely delicious. I added white chocolate chips to really amp them up. Thanks for the tasty!
karrie @ Tasty Ever After
Yay Karen! So happy you liked them and thanks for letting me know. Adding white chocolate chips is brilliant and I'm trying that next time!
Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
Oh wow! Love your video, Karrie. And these matcha snickers blondies look absolutely stunning and delicious. Now I know that I can make these. Love all the spices you have used here — just so good!
Loreto Nardelli
Hi Karrie, love these Blondies. I always had a love of Matcha. Attended a few Japanese tea ceremonies and that was an experience all in its own. The crust is lovely, crispy and sugar and cinnamon what can I say, well yum! Let us get to your first video, I absolutely loved it, well done!
Cheers Loreto
Gaila
I have a confession to make, I have never tasted matcha!...but this seems like something I should definitely try! Loved the video and the funky spatula!! hugs darling!
Stephanie | The Foodie and The Fix
Karrie! Your video was awesome and had me cracking up!! These blondies look freaking phenomenal. I've never used matcha before but I've been wanting to give it a try. That crust is killing me, it looks so good Pinned!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary
**thanks. Auto correct blows.
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary
Ahhhh!!!! LOVE your first video, K!!!! Way to kill it.. and that's for getting push it really good stuck in my head! These blondies are BOMB!!!!! Love the snickerdoodle and matcha combo with these. Who needs store bought BS when they can have THESE?? So good!!! Cheers, sweets! Xo
Heather Wells
I loved the video! And yes, push it real good is stuck. Not really, it's Usher, no limit, give ya that ...no limit. I liked the oven mitt cameo by J.
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
Boozed up coffee and these? Girl, I like or, er, LOVE your thinking!! Ok, I won't think about the sugar that is on top of these. After all, it IS coming up to Halloween festivities and I totally would not want to be a party pooper. So, twist my arm and I'll eat one....who am I kidding....I could eat the entire batch Hehehe! Such a unique combination too! Can't wait to try these and they are on my list for sure. And your video? Girl, you knocked it out of the park!!! It's like you've been doing them forever! Funny, cute and just perfect. Pinned, of course! xo