How to Make Soft Okara Cookies - Plain Butter, Cocoa and Matcha Okara Cookies

     Today, I baked three kinds of soft okara cookies, plain butter, cocoa and matcha cookies! It was very easy to make, and they tasted very good! My husband loved plain butter ones and matcha cookies, and I liked cocoa cookies best. :)

       As I mentioned in my previous entry, okara is tofu byproducts. Tofu lees, soy pulp, is called okara in Japanese. Okara is high nutrient food and is high in protein and fiber. Moreover, okara is very inexpensive. It's usually a few dollars for this 2 lb bag. :)  However, it's pretty hard to find okara at supermarkets because fresh okara spoils pretty quickly, so it only sells for just a short while (Just several days). If you want to get okara, you can find okara at tofu section in Japanese supermarket. If you cannot use up all your okara in a few days or so, just store them in your freezer. It will last 2 to 3 months. :)  Anyway, I'm going to share how to make soft okara cookies with you. :)

Fresh Okara

Ingredients (25 Cookies)
200g (7 oz) of Fresh Okara
4 Tablespoons of Sugar
40g (1.4 oz) of Butter (Melted)
2 Tablespoons of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 Tablespoon of Matcha Powder




1. Mix fresh okara and sugar in a bowl.

2. Add melted butter and mix them.

3. Knead a dough with a hand.

4. Divide the dough into three for plain butter cookies, cocoa cookies and matcha cookies.

    Add cocoa powder into the dough for cocoa cookies. Knead a dough with a hand.

    Add matcha powder into the dough for matcha cookies. Knead a dough with a hand.

5. Make small flat round shaped cookies and place them over a parchment paper. Bake them in an oven at 180℃ (356℉) for about 20 to 30 minutes. Baking time depends on your oven.

6. Enjoy!

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