This Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha is my copycat of the new Starbucks holiday drink, and it's creamy, earthy, and topped with the sweetest sugar cookie cold foam! It's a smooth iced matcha latte finished with fluffy cold foam and festive Christmas sprinkles. It's like holiday cookie baking in a cup!
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The Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha is one of the new drinks on the Starbucks 2026 holiday menu, and all of that sugar cookie flavor is in the dreamy cold foam. I make the foam with my homemade sugar cookie syrup, which tastes just like a buttery, freshly baked sugar cookie. It all comes together in just 5 minutes at home!
If you're a sugar cookie fan like me, you have to try my Iced Sugar Cookie Almond Milk Latte and the cozy hot Sugar Cookie Almond Milk Latte too. They're Starbucks holiday favorites I make on repeat all season long!
And for your everyday cup of coffee, my Homemade Sugar Cookie Creamer is a must this time of year. Grab your matcha whisk and let's make this!
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- What Does the Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha Taste Like?
- Why You'll Love This Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha Recipe
- Ingredients Needed
- Substitutions
- How to Make an Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha
- Variations
- Recipe Success Tips
- FAQs
- Nutritional Info
- Other Starbucks Holiday Drinks
- Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha (Starbucks Copycat)
What Does the Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha Taste Like?
This drink tastes like a creamy, slightly earthy iced matcha latte with a sweet sugar cookie twist! The matcha brings a smooth, grassy flavor, while the milk and simple syrup keep it mellow and lightly sweet.
The sugar cookie cold foam on top is where all the cookie magic happens, with a buttery, vanilla-y sweetness in every sip. It's the most festive holiday matcha drink!
Why You'll Love This Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha Recipe
- A Starbucks holiday favorite at home: Make the Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha in your own kitchen whenever the craving hits. It tastes just like the real thing!
- Sugar cookie cold foam: This fluffy foam is where all the sugar cookie flavor lives. It's sweet, creamy, and so festive!
- Ready in 5 minutes: Froth the foam, whisk the matcha, and pour. It's quick enough for busy holiday mornings!
- Perfect for matcha lovers: Not a coffee person? This is the holiday sugar cookie drink for you!
- So festive: The Christmas sprinkles make it look as fun as it tastes. It's the cutest Christmas matcha for holiday parties!
Ingredients Needed
- Pure matcha powder: The star of the show! Good-quality matcha gives you the smoothest, brightest green flavor.
- Hot water: This helps the matcha dissolve and whisk up smooth before it goes into the cold milk.
- Milk of choice: This makes it a creamy iced matcha latte, and any milk works (I love 2%).
- Simple syrup: This lightly sweetens the matcha and balances out its earthy flavor.
- Heavy cream and whole milk: Together they make the cold foam! The heavy cream makes it thick and fluffy, while the whole milk helps it froth up fast.
- Sugar cookie syrup: This gives the sugar cookie cold foam all of its buttery, sweet cookie flavor.
- Christmas sprinkles: These are optional, but they make the drink look so festive!
Substitutions
- Simple syrup: Vanilla syrup works great and adds a little extra cookie-like flavor. More sugar cookie syrup works, too!
- Sugar cookie syrup: Store-bought sugar cookie syrup works just fine if you don’t have homemade.
- Milk of choice: Oat milk is my favorite dairy-free swap since it’s so creamy with matcha. Almond milk is delicious too and pairs perfectly with sugar cookie flavor!
- Heavy cream and whole milk: For a dairy-free cold foam, use full-fat coconut milk and oat milk instead.
- Christmas sprinkles: Any sprinkles work, and red and green sanding sugar is cute too! If you’re keeping it vegan, check the label, since many sprinkles contain confectioner’s glaze.
How to Make an Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha
- Step 1: Make the sugar cookie cold foam. This is how to make sugar cookie cold foam in seconds! Add the heavy cream, whole milk, and sugar cookie syrup to a small glass and froth for 20 to 30 seconds until foamy. Set it aside.
- Step 2: Whisk the matcha. Heat the water in a small microwave-safe glass until it’s just boiling. Sift the matcha into the hot water, then whisk until it’s smooth and slightly foamy.
- Step 3: Build the matcha latte. Fill a tall glass with ice, then add the milk and simple syrup and stir. Pour in the matcha and stir again.
- Step 4: Top it off. Spoon the sugar cookie cold foam over the top and finish with Christmas sprinkles. Drink up!
Variations
- Hot Sugar Cookie Matcha Latte: Skip the ice and steam your milk instead, then spoon the cold foam on top. It’s so cozy on a chilly morning!
- Extra Sugar Cookie Matcha: Swap the simple syrup for sugar cookie syrup to get that cookie flavor in every sip, not just the foam.
- Cookie Crumble Topping: Crumble a sugar cookie over the cold foam instead of sprinkles for a fun bit of crunch.
- White Chocolate Sugar Cookie Matcha: Stir a little white chocolate sauce into the milk for an extra creamy, dessert-style matcha.
Recipe Success Tips
- Sift your matcha: Matcha loves to clump, so sifting it through a small fine mesh strainer keeps your drink silky smooth.
- Sweeten the milk first: When you’re figuring out how to make an iced matcha latte, stir the syrup into the cold milk before adding the matcha so every sip is evenly sweet.
- Keep the foam ingredients cold: Cold cream and milk froth up thicker and hold their shape longer. Keep them in the fridge until right before you make the foam!
- Add sprinkles last: Sprinkles can bleed their color as they sit, so add them right before you sip. Matcha with cold foam and sprinkles is best enjoyed fresh!
FAQs
The Starbucks Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha is an iced matcha latte topped with a sugar cookie cold foam and festive sprinkles. All of the sugar cookie flavor is in that dreamy cold foam!
Yes! Matcha naturally has caffeine, so this drink gives you a gentle little energy boost without any coffee.
Look for pure matcha powder with a bright green color and no added sugar. Ceremonial-grade matcha tastes the smoothest, but culinary-grade works great in lattes too!
This copycat recipe comes in at 372 calories with 2% milk. Most of the calories come from the milk, syrups, and cold foam.
Nutritional Info
This matcha comes in at 372 calories, and thanks to all that milk, it also has 11g of protein! Most of the sugar comes from the simple syrup and sugar cookie syrup, and most of the fat comes from the heavy cream in the cold foam.
To lighten it up, go easy on the simple syrup or swap in unsweetened almond milk!
Total nutritional content per serving is:
- Calories: 372 calories
- Total Fat: 16 grams
- Protein: 11 grams
- Sodium: 109 mg
- Carbohydrates: 45 grams
- Sugar: 43 grams
*This nutritional information is an estimate and calculated based on the ingredients used to create the recipe. The nutritional value of your ingredients may differ slightly. Furthermore, this food is not intended to prevent, diagnose, cure, or treat any disease.
Other Starbucks Holiday Drinks
Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha (Starbucks Copycat)
Equipment
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Cold Foam:
- 2 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon whole milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar cookie syrup
Iced Sugar Cookie Cream Matcha:
- 3 tablespoon hot water
- 1 ½ teaspoon pure matcha powder sifted
- 1 cup milk of choice (I used 2%)
- 2 tablespoon simple syrup (or vanilla syrup)
- ice
- Christmas sprinkles (optional for garnish)
Instructions
- Make the cold foam. Add the heavy cream, whole milk, and sugar cookie syrup to a small glass or jar and froth with a milk frother for 20-30 seconds until foamy. Set aside.
- Add the water to a small microwave-safe jar or glass, and heat until boiling (30-45 seconds in the microwave). Sift the matcha into the hot water, removing any large clumps. Whisk the matcha and water together until smooth and slightly foamy. Set aside.
- Add ice to a tall glass, then top with the milk and simple syrup. Stir to combine. Add the matcha and stir again.
- Top the matcha with your sugar cookie cold foam and Christmas sprinkles. Drink up!
Nutrition
xoxo Megan
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