I never thought the grassy/tannin taste of green tea would go well with milky, buttery white chocolate. Having been born and raised in Japan, I did not consider green tea exotic, nor could I understand (tradition, prejudice?) why you would want to use such an ingredient in a new/trendy (almost sacrilegious) way.

However, this light chocolate cookie filled with green-tea-flavored white chocolate is surprisingly delicious. It is light and refreshing, for a cookie, like eating delicate mountain green leaves in clean spring water. You don’t taste any grassy green tea or overly-sugary milk chocolate. They meld together in a perfect, delicate combination as if natural partners forever. It’s a totally new discovery for me and will be on my list of favorite cookies for spring.