It’s smooth, creamy, and tastes like cinnamon and caramel. Biscoff cookies or Speculoos are some of the most delicious cookies ever. And the fact that there’s a spread says how much people love them! Not only great for breakfast, but cookie butter is amazing in drinks. Just like this Biscoff cookie butter matcha latte, which is rich, not too sweet, and delicious.

This is the perfect sweet treat if you want a dessert-inspired matcha that doesn’t require a lot of ingredients.

Here’s how to make this Biscoff matcha latte at home!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• It’s so easy and only takes 3 ingredients for an amazing matcha.
• Use cookie butter and Biscoff cookies in a fun and delicious way!
• Matcha and cookie butter are a delicious pair.
• Makes a cafe-quality beverage right at home!
• It looks amazing with the stripes of spread and cookie crumbles.

What is Biscoff Cookie Butter?

Biscoff, or speculoos, is a Belgian caramelized shortbread cookie that baker Jan Boone Sr made in 1932 as an all-natural cookie. To this day, the company is still family-owned and even run from the same town it started in!

It tastes like a cinnamon caramel and is extremely crunchy, and it became an instant favorite. Because of its texture, it’s a popular coffee biscuit. The name itself combines ‘biscuit’ and ‘coffee,’ hence Biscoff, which was appended to its original name, Lotus.

Cookie butter is ground-up Biscoff cookies with oil and sugar to make a spread. It’s seriously addicting and has a satisfying peanut butter-like texture.

People love to put it on toast, muffins, bread, or in desserts like cupcakes and ice cream. Cookie butter is also easy to use in drinks or as flavored milk!

What Does Biscoff Taste Like?

It’s hard to describe the Biscoff cookie flavor, but the predominant flavor is caramel.

Unlike a bitter caramel, Biscoff has a mild, molasses-y caramel with a warm cinnamon aroma. Which makes sense since the cookies are made of wheat, sugar, brown sugar syrup, soy flour, salt, and cinnamon. No additives!

Some say it tastes like mild gingerbread or brown sugar, but either way, this caramel cookie is something of an enigma.

How to Make Cookie Butter

You can buy Biscoff cookie butter at most grocery retail stores, but you can also make it yourself with cookies, sugar, and oil or butter. This is great if you have a ton of Biscoff cookies and you can’t eat them all before they go stale.

Add all ingredients to a food processor and grind into a smooth paste. Try not to add more oil than you need. Otherwise, you’ll get a very runny butter. If it’s too thick, you can loosen it with a little water or milk.

Do Biscoff and Matcha Go Together?

Yes! There are not many things matcha doesn’t go with, tbh. Biscoff cookies are sweet, caramel, and slightly spiced, which pairs perfectly with earthy matcha. Even though matcha is easy to overpower, Biscoff cookies are pretty mild, especially when mixed with milk.

You get this creamy, gingerbread-like milk, which is the perfect base for whisked matcha. You’ll be able to taste both flavors, too!

Biscoff Cookie Butter Matcha Latte: What You’ll Need

Equipment:

• A handheld frother
• Matcha chawan (bowl)
• Matcha chasen (whisk)
• Tea sift

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp Biscoff cookie butter
• 1½ tsp matcha powder
• ¼ cup water
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup ice
• 1 Biscoff cookie

Biscoff Cookie Butter Matcha Latte Recipe

1. Mix Cookie Butter into Milk. Add cookie butter into milk and, using a handheld frother or spoon, mix them until smooth. Make sure there are no large chunks left behind.
2. Whisk Matcha. Sift matcha powder into your bowl and add hot water. Vigorously whisk with the chasen in zigzag motions for 20 – 30 seconds, making sure not to press down into the bottom of the bowl. Whisk until frothy. The foam should have tiny bubbles and a velvety texture.
3. Assemble Drink. Add ice and Biscoff milk to a glass. Using a spoon, smear cookie butter on the inside of the glass for a cool effect. Then, top with your whisked matcha. Garnish with a cookie or cookie crumbles.
4. Mix and Enjoy!

Tips for the Best Matcha Latte

• Use Room Temperature Cookie Butter: Make sure that your spread is room temperature or warmer! Cold spread will be hard as rock and difficult to blend with milk. You can also warm it up in the microwave to make it more liquid.
• Crumble Cookie for Garnish: I like adding a cookie on top, but it’s hard to eat once it’s soaked in the drink. For super easy enjoyment, crush the cookies and add them as a cookie crumble topping! The crunchy bits are so satisfying.
• Make Layers: You can combine the spread with a little bit of milk, then add that to the bottom of your glass to create layers. Once you add ice, slowly add the milk, then the matcha to get three separate layers.
• Add a Cream Top: Most recipes I see with Biscoff have a cookie butter cold foam. I opted not to add it to this base recipe, but feel free to make it and add a creamy texture!

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I make this hot?

You sure can, it tastes amazing! Basically, follow the same exact steps but use hot milk instead. You can steam the milk for extra frothiness and use a latte cup for latte art!

Can I mix Biscoff into matcha?

Yes, this would be super convenient since the matcha is already hot. I would whisk the matcha first, then use a spoon to mix cookie butter into the tea. If you use the chasen, make sure you clean it extremely thoroughly so that mold doesn’t grow. Bamboo is super porous, and sugar and oil are not its friends.

What’s a Biscoff replacement?

If you don’t have Biscoff cookie butter or cookies, you can use gingersnaps, snickerdoodle cookies, or other speculoos cookies. Basically, any cookie with caramel and/or cinnamon sugar flavor will be a good match.

Other Sweet Matcha Lattes to Try

Biscoff and matcha are such an amazing flavor combination; it’s the perfect sweet treat in a matcha! If you love desserts in drinks, then you’ll love other dessert-inspired beverages! Here are some other matcha recipes you should try next:

• Tiramisu Matcha Latte
• Tres Leches Matcha Latte
• Butter Pecan Matcha Latte
• Oreo Matcha Latte
• Mango Sticky Rice Matcha Latte