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Japanese Tea - Cakies Recipe


Japanese Tea - Cakies Recipe
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More like chewy, free-form mini-cakes than cookies, these are healthy snacks are filled with the goodness of green tea, whole grains, ginger, rice and almonds! Great for a midday snack with (what else?) a cuppa the green stuff!

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup cooked white rice
  • 1/2 cup brewed whole-leaf green tea (with leaves)
  • 1" piece fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp stick margarine
  • 1/2 cup raw sugar
  • 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/3 cup rolled (not instant) oats
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/3 cup slivered almonds

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 375F and lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
  2. In a food processor, blend together rice, tea with leaves, ginger, cornstarch, extract and vegetable oil until smooth and thick.
  3. In a bowl, cream margarine and sugar.
  4. Add processed ingredients and mix well.
  5. Stir in flour, oats and baking soda until blended.
  6. Fold in almonds.
  7. Scoop equal pieces onto prepared sheets.
  8. Bake 10 minutes, cool 5 minutes on sheets and then (with a lifter) transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

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Amount Per Serving
Calories: 126.4
Total Fat: 4.1 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 45.2 mg
Total Carbs: 21.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
Protein: 2.3 g


These look lovely. We make Sushi alot, would be a great dessert with green tea ice cream i bet


Hi jo jo ba! Looking forward to baking your cookies! Love all the ingredients and I agree with abermouse about having this cookie with green tea ice cream. You get an A+!!


This might be perfect for my Japanese club meetings. Thank you so much.


That looks good to me.


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