Hello everyone, and welcome to Today’s Homemade Recipe! Welcome to “Today’s Homemade Recipe” and what a day it is going to be today, Tuesday, January 6, 2026! According to the calendar, we have passed through the “minor cold” season, and the full-blown cold of winter is beginning to set in. This is the time of year when warm beverages taste even better, and we want to spend a moment to relax both body and soul. Did you know that January 6 is “Color Day”? The word “color” is derived from the Japanese syllabary “i (1) ro (6),” and the day is meant to remind us of the importance of color in fashion and culture. It sounds like it will be a colorful day, doesn’t it? On this day, I would be happy if I could help you add color to your daily life with some creative recipes that incorporate the latest trends.
- A discussion of recent search trends
- Recommended sweets associated with recent search trends
- Mamari Oshogatsu! Popular sweets related to “Warm Matcha and Wasanbon Cookies” (Cookies)
- A Luxury at a Great Price! Popular sweets related to “Giant Macaron Tower made with Costco ingredients” (Macarons)
- Kaonashi is also smiling? Popular sweets related to “Rich Brownie with Black Sesame” (Brownie)
- Hissho-Mochi Red and White Daifuku” is popular among Japanese people! Popular sweets related to “Hissho-Mochi Mochi-Kohaku Daifuku” (Daifuku)
- Popular recipes related to search trends
- Popular recipes related to “Mamari Oshogatsu! Popular recipes related to “Warm Matcha and Wasanbon Cookies
- A recipe for “Kaonashi Smiles, Too? Popular recipes related to “Rich Brownies with Black Sesame Seeds
- Popular recipes related to “Luxury at a bargain! Popular recipes related to “Giant Macaron Tower made with Costco ingredients
- Popular recipes related to “Hissho-Mochi Kohaku Daifuku” (Mochi-Mochi Daifuku) Popular recipes related to “Hissho-Mochi Mochi Kohaku Daifuku
- Our creative recipes
A discussion of recent search trends
Today’s Google search trends show that seasonal events are having a significant impact. In particular, “Hakone Ekiden” is at the top of the list, conveying the mood of the New Year vacations and the excitement of watching sports. With more time to spend with family and friends during the year-end and New Year’s holidays, interest in easy-to-prepare sweets that can be enjoyed while relaxing at home and watching TV may be on the rise. Keywords such as “Spirited Away” and “Kaonashi Identity” also ranked high, continuing the trend of movies, anime, and other entertainment content influencing search trends. This may suggest demand for genres such as “character food” and “guess-the-work sweets,” which incorporate the worldview of the works into the dining table.
Furthermore, the keyword “Costco price reductions” indicates consumers’ desire to obtain high quality ingredients at a reasonable price. In homemade sweets as well, there will be a need to use cost-effective ingredients to create something spectacular and delicious. Taken together, these trends suggest that consumers are looking for sweets that are easy to make and can create a slightly unusual and fun atmosphere in the relaxed atmosphere of the year-end and New Year holidays. In particular, baked sweets that can be picked up with one hand and chocolates that can be enjoyed with hot beverages are likely to be preferred at long-duration events such as the Hakone Ekiden Relay Race.
Associated Sweets Keywords
- Supporting the God of Victory! Hissho-Mochimochi Red and White Daifuku
- Even Kaonashi is smiling? Rich brownie with black sesame
- Yell to Ekiden Runners! Energy Bars for the Goal
- Luxury at a great price! Giant Macaron Tower Made with Costco Ingredients
- Relaxing New Year’s Day! Warm Matcha green tea and Wasanbon cookies
Recommended sweets associated with recent search trends
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Mamari Oshogatsu! Popular sweets related to “Warm Matcha and Wasanbon Cookies” (Cookies)
A Luxury at a Great Price! Popular sweets related to “Giant Macaron Tower made with Costco ingredients” (Macarons)
Kaonashi is also smiling? Popular sweets related to “Rich Brownie with Black Sesame” (Brownie)
Hissho-Mochi Red and White Daifuku” is popular among Japanese people! Popular sweets related to “Hissho-Mochi Mochi-Kohaku Daifuku” (Daifuku)
Popular recipes related to search trends
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Popular recipes related to “Mamari Oshogatsu! Popular recipes related to “Warm Matcha and Wasanbon Cookies
A recipe for “Kaonashi Smiles, Too? Popular recipes related to “Rich Brownies with Black Sesame Seeds
Popular recipes related to “Luxury at a bargain! Popular recipes related to “Giant Macaron Tower made with Costco ingredients
Popular recipes related to “Hissho-Mochi Kohaku Daifuku” (Mochi-Mochi Daifuku) Popular recipes related to “Hissho-Mochi Mochi Kohaku Daifuku
Our creative recipes
Snow Falling Japanese Healing “Matcha and Wasanbon Horo Horo Horo Bourdonnage”.
These Japanese-style cookies melt like snow in your mouth, melding the bitterness of matcha with the gentle sweetness of wasanbon, creating a heartwarming moment in the full-blown cold of winter. It is a perfect item to enjoy with a cup of hot tea while relaxing in the New Year’s mood.
material
| Material name | amount |
|---|---|
| weak flour | 80g |
| almond pudding | 20g |
| powdered green tea | 5g |
| unsalted butter | 60g |
| Wasanbon sugar (for dough) | 20g |
| Wasanbon sugar (for dusting) | 2 to 3 tablespoons |
| salt (i.e. sodium chloride) | pinch (of something) |
way of making
- Now, are you ready to get started? First, place the unsalted butter that has been brought to room temperature in a bowl and mix with a whisk until smooth. Once creamy, add the wasanbon sugar and salt for the dough and mix thoroughly until white and fluffy. This is the secret to the delicious taste! The butter and wasanbon sugar will aerate the dough and make it melt-in-your-mouth dough.
- Next, sift together the flour, almond pudding, and matcha powder. Sifting will help the flours to mix evenly and create a beautiful dough with no lumps. Switch to a rubber spatula and mix the ingredients together quickly as if you were cutting. Do not overmix until the flouriness is gone. If you overmix, gluten will be released and you will end up with hard cookies.
- Once the dough comes together, wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This “rest time” is the magic time that allows the dough to settle down and become easier to shape. Just like a runner taking a breather before reaching the finish line, the dough is building up its strength.
- Take the dough out of the refrigerator and roll it into a ball about 2 cm in diameter. Please roll it gently with the palm of your hand to make it into a lovely ball shape. It is okay if it is a little awkward; it will convey the warmth of a handmade product.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 15 to 20 minutes. The characteristic of bourdonnage is to bake it white so that it does not brown too much. The matcha color will remain beautiful. The sweet and savory aroma wafting from the oven will bring you a happy feeling.
- When baked, sprinkle generously with wasanbon sugar (for dusting) while still hot. Place the wasanbon toh in a bowl and gently roll the freshly baked cookies in it while they are still hot. By dusting the cookies while they are still hot, the wasanbon sugar adheres firmly to the cookies, giving them a beautiful snow-like finish. It is a fantastic sight, as if powdered snow has fallen!
- When the heat is removed, it is ready to serve! Please enjoy this Japanese bourdonnage mellowly with a cup of warm tea. As you take a bite, the aroma of matcha green tea spreads softly, followed by the gentle sweetness of wasanbon. The texture of the cake melting in your mouth is truly an emotional climax!
Recipe Points
The three main secrets to making these cookies delicious are to cream the butter thoroughly, not over-mix the flour, and sprinkle the wasanbon sugar over the cookies while they are still hot from baking. The wasanbon sugar is particularly fine-grained and melts in the mouth, so using a generous amount for sprinkling will give the cookies an elegant sweetness and a snowy appearance. Selecting good quality matcha tea will enhance the aroma even more.
The beautiful “matcha and wasanbon horo horo horo bourdonnage” is completed, as if powdered snow had fallen on the ground.
How was it? The “Snow Falling Japanese Healing ‘Matcha and Wasanbon Horohoroburu Bourdonnage'” is a comforting dish that is perfect for spending a cold winter day relaxing with a hot beverage.
The recipes introduced here are like the runners in the Hakone Ekiden relay race passing the sash to the next runner. Putting your heart and soul into each step of the process creates a special flavor. Of course, we have tried to provide detailed explanations so that even beginners can easily try them, so please experience this “Japanese healing” at home.
And just as today is the “Day of Colors,” may your dining table be decorated with the green of this matcha and the white of the wasanbon, and may it be a day that enriches your heart.
In “Today’s Homemade Recipes,” we will continue to bring you delicious and fun recipes that will be a part of your everyday life. We look forward to seeing you again with our next recipe. Thank you very much!
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