Yesterday, I made the Matcha Cookies that Mariko posted about last month. I went to Kotobukiya for matcha, and kind of had a bust moment. Plenty of green tea but all of the matcha was instant. Not the pure matcha I really needed for the recipe. I bought some anyway (though I think I might be willing to fork over the more $20 for pure matcha during ice cream season), and made the cookies.
As I expected, my cookies were pale, lightly flavored imitations of her rich green cookies. But they're still tasty, just not GREEN TEA flavored. more like green tea...
