# Components:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 2 tablespoons matcha green tea powder
03 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
04 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
→ Wet Ingredients
05 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
06 - 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
07 - 2 large eggs, room temperature
08 - 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
→ Add-ins
09 - 3/4 cup shelled unsalted pistachios, roughly chopped
→ Decoration (Optional)
10 - 1 cup white chocolate chips or melting wafers
11 - Festive sprinkles or edible glitter
12 - Mini pretzel sticks (for tree trunks)
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8 inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
02 - Whisk together flour, matcha powder, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
03 - In a large bowl, combine melted butter and brown sugar; whisk until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla, whisking until fully integrated.
04 - Fold the dry mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined, then stir in chopped pistachios.
05 - Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake for 23 to 25 minutes or until the center is set and a toothpick inserted comes out with moist crumbs.
06 - Allow the blondies to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
07 - Lift the blondies out using the parchment overhang and cut into triangle shapes resembling Christmas trees.
08 - Melt white chocolate and drizzle over each triangle. Adorn with sprinkles and insert mini pretzel sticks at the base as trunks.
09 - Allow the decorations to set before serving.
