Over Valentine’s Day this year, Italian restaurant Pane e Latte went viral for selling the largest commercially available pastries in Hong Kong, and now they’re back again with huge cookies, available in monthly flavours. Blending the eatery’s Italian roots with artisanal baked goods, their new XL Cookie collection is the perfect treat to munch on while enjoying the seaview.
Starting off nutty, July sees the launch of the hazelnut and pistachio flavours. Their hazelnut cookie features a classic cookie dough filled with gianduja chocolate and hazelnut ganache – we don’t know about you, but Ferrero Rocher in cookie form sounds amazing. The pistachio version is filled with chocolate ganache and crushed pistachios instead, feeding into the recent pistachio craze. Each giant cookie is available at $68, and for an extra $28 you can add additional toppings such as chocolate hazelnut paste and crushed nuts, because why not?
For even more indulgence, order Pane e Latte’s strawberry milkshake, a summery blend of vanilla gelato, milk, strawberry syrup, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream. The milkshake itself costs $68, but a giant cookie and a milkshake sells for a bundle price of $128.
Looking into August, Pane e Latte will be bringing out a raspberry cookie, featuring raspberry cookie dough with a luscious raspberry ganache filling, as well as their classic cookie, which features the quintessential chocolate chip dough filled with rich chocolate ganache. These two flavours will be paired with a tropical shake, which blends pineapple juice, coconut milk, vanilla gelato, and whipped cream, topped with dried mango for a beachy island vibe.
Head into Stanley on a nice weekend to enjoy these oversized treats while strolling through the seaside town, and if you find you’ve polished everything off too fast, just remember Cookie Monster once said, ‘No cry because cookie is finished. Smile because cookie happened.’
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