Whats the best pastry or cookie from a bakery?

[lleeder]

Cannolis, eclairs, napoleans, rainbow cookies the list goes on and on. When you go to a bakery what's the best pastry or cookie?

[Tall_James]

My usual used to be the black and white cookie. Now, if I see cannoli I have to order two.

[hedges]

cannolis and pain du chocolats which are basically croissants with chocolate in the middle

[GreatAmericanZero]

anything filled with pudding. so eclairs or custard filled donuts are the bomb

[drjoek]

Petit fours. aka rainbow cookies

[FezsAssistant]

drunk negro cookies

[suggums]

http://www.ronfez.net/gallery//watermark.php?file=4213

obvious

[Devo37]

drunk negro cookies

:lol:

[Judge Smails]

http://www.gothamist.com/images/2003_5_tricolor1.jpg

[furie]

the black and white is a great standby, but i wouldn't say the best
I do love pistachio cupcakes.

[djjd]

gotta go eclairs

[hurlmon]

That all depends on the bakery. Each has it's own specialty

[furie]

That all depends on the bakery. Each has it's own specialty

yes, we know that mr. subjective-thread-killer. pick one and run with the bit

[Foster]

I stick with the classic, giant chocolate chip cookie

[Gvac]

http://www.gothamist.com/images/2003_5_tricolor1.jpg

Smails is a genius with impeccable taste.

I second his emotion.

[Snoogans]

whatever the name of that one is that looks like a chocolate frosted Jamaican flag

[OGC]

Nothing beats a good Canoli. Or two. Or four.

[~Katja~]

that's the one thing I will never pass up when back home
and the first to buy when I go to the bakery.

http://www.kadatz.de/bilder/produkte/eierschecke.jpg

[TheGameHHH]

drunk negro cookies

It's a drunken negro FACE cookie!!!!

[TooLowBrow]

apricot linzer tart

[EddieMoscone]

http://www.gothamist.com/images/2003_5_tricolor1.jpg

My homemade:

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1979/92/78/206402722/n206402722_30940034_9127.jpg

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Even as much as I love rainbow and black and white cookies, nothing beats bread right out of the oven.

[Gvac]

My homemade:

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1979/92/78/206402722/n206402722_30940034_9127.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1979/92/78/206402722/n206402722_30940035_9326.jpg

Even as much as I love rainbow and black and white cookies, nothing beats bread right out of the oven.

Will you make me some homemade rainbow cookies one day?

PLEASE???




See...even though we disagree on cheese, there's always something that can bring us together.

[EddieMoscone]

Will you make me some homemade rainbow cookies one day?

PLEASE???




See...even though we disagree on cheese, there's always something that can bring us together.

When I finally get out to a show event I promise to have a container for you. Hopefully it goes over better than Spandy's Lasagna!

[drjoek]

Petit fours. aka rainbow cookies

http://www.gothamist.com/images/2003_5_tricolor1.jpg

Smails is a genius with impeccable taste.

I second his emotion.

whatever the name of that one is that looks like a chocolate frosted Jamaican flag

My homemade:

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1979/92/78/206402722/n206402722_30940034_9127.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1979/92/78/206402722/n206402722_30940035_9326.jpg

Even as much as I love rainbow and black and white cookies, nothing beats bread right out of the oven.

Will you make me some homemade rainbow cookies one day?

PLEASE???




See...even though we disagree on cheese, there's always something that can bring us together.

All members of the cool kids forum :thumbup:

[johnniehardrock]

i love a canolli but a zepolli or st. josephs cake is my favorite. Its a big pastry filled with canolli cream. YUMMMMM

[BeerBandit]

Sfogliatelle without a doubt. So crisy on the outside and filled with creamy goodness.

I need some now.

[Gvac]

Sfogliatelle without a doubt. So crisy on the outside and filled with creamy goodness.

I need some now.


You've GOT to be a guinea.

Nice job with the spelling!

[EliSnow]

I love eclairs the best. But a great cheese Danish is delicious.

[BeerBandit]

You've GOT to be a guinea.

Nice job with the spelling!

Half, but the Irish side almost spelled it "Soda Bread."

[Gvac]

Half, but the Irish side almost spelled it "Soda Bread."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Which isn't too bad, either.

As long as you've got plenty of butter.

And a Guinness.

[epo]

I'm a fan of a good cruller.

[Coach]

Bagels..
I only found three places in my, albiet kinda random, quest to find good bagels in Jersey
ABC Bagels in New Brunswick, Bagels International in Bradley Beach, and some random bagel store on Main Street in Middletown. I like mine big enough to be called a Bagel and make a good sandwich, not a little baguette. Has to be chewy, not cakey or a loaf of wonderbread, and has to have Salt bagels.

[EffMeBoobs]

I love the italian marzipan cookies with pignoli nuts on them that you get around Christmas time.

My favorite bakery is in Westfield, NJ (woo Jersey Rich shout out!) called Bovella's. My family has been going there every Christmas for the aforementioned cookies, we buy by the pound. There's usually along line out to the street at this place.

[lleeder]

This needs further discussion

[west milly Tom]

I love the italian marzipan cookies with pignoli nuts on them that you get around Christmas time.

My favorite bakery is in Westfield, NJ (woo Jersey Rich shout out!) called Bovella's. My family has been going there every Christmas for the aforementioned cookies, we buy by the pound. There's usually along line out to the street at this place.



I was raised Italian, and hate marzipan.
My favorite bakery is Carlos' in downtown Hoboken and really what I like best are the little pink and green leaf cookies with the little chocolate sweet in the middle of the cookie sandwich.

[barjockey]

Sfogliatelle without a doubt. So crisy on the outside and filled with creamy goodness.

I need some now.


Nice

from a german bakery you gotta go apple strudel

[eeroomnhoj]

So simple yet so delicious

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[sailor]

love the chocolate croissants, but that's a little too niche for a best pastry list. cannoli have great filling, but the shell is a flavorless husk, so it's dq'd. i'd have to go with the 2nd most popular choice on here and vote for the black & white cookie.

[A.J.]

When I was a kid we'd spend a couple of weeks during our summers at the shore. One of my best memories is getting the apple turnovers first thing in the morning from Emily's Bakery in Westbrook, CT.

[Reephdweller]

I love the italian marzipan cookies with pignoli nuts on them that you get around Christmas time.

My favorite bakery is in Westfield, NJ (woo Jersey Rich shout out!) called Bovella's. My family has been going there every Christmas for the aforementioned cookies, we buy by the pound. There's usually along line out to the street at this place.


I swear it's like we're one and the same! I love pignoli cookies

http://www.thedailygreen.com/cm/thedailygreen/images/NL/pignoli-cookies-lg.jpg

Those plus eclairs

http://www.breadart.biz/eclair.jpg

Plus cannoli cookies

http://www.mikespastry.com/Merchant2/graphics/CANNOLIRICOTTA12CT_300.jpg


and Rainbow cookies

http://www.decheung.com/archives/20061121_192555.jpg


and of course Junior's cheesecake

http://pureagency.net/images/334_Juniors_FC-BC_PLAIN.jpg


These are by far my favorites

[Reephdweller]

I'll also add

Crumbcake

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2593058467_3ac82afa4a.jpg


and Coffeecake

http://kindkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/coffee-cake.jpg

[BeerBandit]

Does anybody know what it's called when you fill what's pretty much a doughnut with Cannoli filling? I used to get them at the Arthur Ave Bakery and they told me once what they were, but I's forgets.

[joethebartender]

Mini canolis from Rispoli's in Ridgefield, NJ.

http://a2.vox.com/6a00c225259fe3604a00e398dec5820004-500pi

[ANC]

Sfogliatelle without a doubt. So crisy on the outside and filled with creamy goodness.

I need some now.


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You've GOT to be a guinea.

Nice job with the spelling!

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[BeerBandit]

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Why did ya have to go and do that? I am 90 minutes and 8 hrs from my bakery.

[aramg83]

Easily, napoleon.

[Reynolds]

Does tiramisu count?

[Thebazile78]

Does tiramisu count?

I don't think it ought to count, as it's more of a trifle (http://baking.about.com/od/triflerecipeindex/a/about.htm)/fool (http://www.dessert.net.au/fool/)than it is a pastry or a cookie.

[ANC]

I don't think it ought to count, as it's more of a trifle/fool than it is a pastry or a cookie.

No reason to attack the gentleman...


:wink:

[Thebazile78]

No reason to attack the gentleman...


:wink:

I'm nicer than that and you know it.

[ANC]

I'm nicer than that and you know it.

:laugh: Of course I do, but I had to do it...

[BeerBandit]

I don't think it ought to count, as it's more of a trifle (http://baking.about.com/od/triflerecipeindex/a/about.htm)/fool (http://www.dessert.net.au/fool/)than it is a pastry or a cookie.
I agree. It's almost a cake and I wouldn't count cake as a pastry/cookie.