Learn how to make the cookie from the famous cookie factory in Hokkaido The Shiroi Koibito (白い恋人 – literally White Lover) is a cookie made by Ishiya Patissiere, which has its factory open to the public for visits and tasting of products.
This sweet is nothing more than a French cookie made from egg whites called Pâte à Cigarette, widely used in global pastry for decorations and enjoyed at afternoon tea. In the middle, there is chocolate. The cookie originally contains white chocolate, but there is a version with dark chocolate called Shiroi Koibito Black. Let’s get to the recipe!
Table of Contents
Making the cookies
Before you start, on a sheet of paper, draw squares of 4 cm x 4 cm leaving a space of 2 cm between them.
For the cookies you will need:
- Small piping bag
- Rectangular baking tray
- Parchment paper
- Bowls for mixing the ingredients
- A whisk (fouet)
Ingredients
- 100 g of unsalted butter at room temperature
- 100 g of sifted powdered sugar (the most known in the market is Glaçúcar)
- 100 g of egg whites (approximately the whites of 3 eggs)
- 100 g of wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract

How to Make
Preheat the oven to 180°C
1. Beat the butter in a bowl until it becomes creamy and slightly white;
2. Add the sugar and continue mixing. Then add the egg whites;
3. Sift the flour over the mixture and mix well;
4. Place the mixture in the piping bag;
5. In the baking tray, place the sheet of paper and on top the parchment paper;
6. Carefully place the dough filling the drawn squares;
7. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges of the cookies are golden.
Making the chocolate filling
Ingredients
For white chocolate:
- 100g of white chocolate
- 20 ml of milk
For dark chocolate
- 100g of semi-sweet chocolate
- 40 ml of milk
How to make
1. Melt the white chocolate and add the milk and mix well;
2. Place on a surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the chocolate is soft and firm;
3. Cut the chocolate to the same size as the cookies.
Assembly
- Place one cookie, the chocolate, and another cookie on top;
- Refrigerate for 10 minutes;
Now enjoy ^^


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