Coconut ‘Lady’s Kisses’

A few years ago, a young trainee chef was making the classic baci di dama, with almonds and chocolate, for the first time. He mistook desiccated coconut for ground almonds, but the actual dough was pliable, so he went ahead and made coconut baci di dama instead. The first batch weren’t perfect, but good enough that a spark was ignited, and by using a white chocolate filling we eventually created this delicious, bite-sized treat to have with coffee after a meal.