Matcha Pizookie

Have you ever wanted to enjoy a really thick, ooey-gooey cookie that’s easily made and baked in just a single pan, minimizing the number of dishes left to wash in the end? Well if you have, and even if you haven’t, this brown butter matcha pizookie recipe is definitely up your alley.

What are pizookies?

Pizookies were invented by BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, a popular chain in America, and feature a warm cookie baked in a personal-sized, deep-dish pizza pan, hence the pizza-cookie name combination. These cookies are served warm and gooey when brought to the table, topped off with a scoop of cold and melty ice cream.

Pizookies are incredibly versatile and just about any ingredient can be mixed into the batter. If there isn’t a cast-iron skillet handy at home, it’s completely fine to bake pizookies in any oven-safe pan as long as the cookie time is adjusted in accordance with the dimension of the pan!

What is brown butter?

At its core, brown butter is basically butter that has been cooked down so that the milk solids in it have been toasted and turned brown. This results in an incredibly nutty and fragrant aroma coming from the butter itself, and it helps to add an additional layer of depth to anything that it is mixed into. This matcha pizookie recipe employs the use of brown butter to elevate the cookie but a bit and take it from a normal matcha cookie to something entirely new.

What if I don’t want to make brown butter?

Brown butter is definitely optional but I personally felt that it helped to make a difference in the taste of the cookie in the end. Of course, if one doesn’t have the time or willingness to cook down the butter to achieve that nutty fragrant state, it’s completely fine to omit that step from this recipe and be sure to not add in the milk as well!

Matcha Pizookie

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Prep Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes 30 minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp whole milk
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1.5 tbsp matcha powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• pinch of flaky salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2. In a skillet with a light-colored bottom, melt the butter over medium heat while stirring often, until completely melted
3. Cook the butter a bit further (ensuring to keep whisking so no solids from the butter stick to the bottom of the pan and burn) until it has turned light brown and has started to smell nutty (~3-5 minutes)
4. Then turn the heat to low and add the granulated sugar and brown sugar, stirring well. Keep stirring until it becomes smooth and glossy
5. Remove the pan from heat and allow it to cool to almost room temperature (to avoid cooking the eggs once they're added in later)
6. While this is cooling sift together the flour, baking soda, and matcha powder in a separate bowl
7. Once the butter has cooled, transfer it to a 10-12 inch cast iron skillet, add the eggs and milk to the skillet, and mix to combine
8. Then fold in the dry ingredients
9. Mix in the white chocolate chips and then sprinkle a pinch of flaky salt on top
10. Bake at 325 degrees for ~30 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden brown and the inside is still slightly gooey. If the edges get too brown cover them with a strip of foil
11. Serve warm with a side of matcha ice cream!