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Elizabeth Hata Watanabe | Cookies Anyone? - 2017

Named Mother of the Year in 2008 by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s HawaiiMoms.com website, Elizabeth Hata Watanabe gets inspiration for her yummy homemade cookies from her children. She has three – two boys, ages 12 and 8 and a 6-year-old daughter. But, let’s face it, you don’t have to be a kid to be tempted by the aroma of a freshly baked cookie wafting through the air.



In her online bakery, hauteconfectioneryboutique.com, Watanabe experiments with all kinds of flavors and ingredients. There’s a favorite, though - the “Campfire,” which she describes as a “huge chocolate chip cookie on the outside,” but in the center, there’s a s’more-like filling, including marshmallow, graham and chocolate chunks. But, there other tempting treats on the menu, including “Mochi Crunchies,” a savory and sweet treat fashioned from whipped butter and the popular Japanese snack kakimochi; or the chewy Coconut Shortbread; Hapa brownies are dark chocolate baked over a shortbread crust, topped with macadamia nut brittle. The menu expands to cheesecakes, cupcakes, specialty cakes, tiramisu, cakepops, macaroons and pancake mix!

And, if you’re in a gift-giving mood, hauteconfecioneryboutique.com has that covered, too! The gift concierge service, makes sharing these tasty treats with your friends, family, or impressing clients, a simple task.


The company has a distributor in Japan and participates at least three times a year in food-related exhibitions in that country. 

Visit website:  Elizabeth Hata Watanabe 

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