Shiroi Koibito Recipe - Delicious Cookie Recipe

Learn how to make the biscuit from the famous biscuit factory in Hokkaido Shiroi Koibito (白い恋人 - Literally White Lover) is a cookie made by Ishiya Patissiere, whose factory is open to the public for visitation and tasting of the products.

This sweet is nothing more than a French biscuit made from egg whites called Pâte à Cigarrete, widely used in the world's confectionery to make decorations and tasted at afternoon tea. In the middle there is chocolate. The cookie originally has white chocolate, but it has a dark chocolate version and is called Shiroi Koibito Black. Let's get to the recipe!

making the cookies

Before starting, on a piece of legal paper, draw 4 cm x 4 cm squares, leaving a space of 2 cm between them.

For the cookies you will need:

• small pastry bag
• rectangular baking dish
• Parchment paper
• Bowls for mixing ingredients
• A wire whisk (fouet)

Ingredients

• 100 g unsalted butter at room temperature
• 100 g sifted icing sugar (the best known on the market is Gluten)
• 100 g egg white (approximately 3 egg whites)
• 100 g of wheat flour
• ½ teaspoon of vanilla essence

Way of doing

Preheat the oven to 180°C

1. Beat the butter in a bowl until it is creamy and slightly white;
2. Add the sugar and continue stirring. Then add the egg whites;
3. Sift the wheat flour over the mixture and mix well;
4. Put the mixture in the piping bag;
5. Place the paper on the baking sheet and the parchment paper on top;
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 semisweet chocolate
• 40 ml of milk

Instructions on how to make

1. Melt the white chocolate and add the milk and mix well;
2. Place on a surface with cling film and refrigerate until the chocolate is soft and firm;
3. Cut the chocolate to the same size as the cookies.

Mounting

• Place the cookie, chocolate and another cookie on top;
• Put it in the fridge for 10 minutes;

Now it's time to enjoy ^^