I love rainbow cookies so I decided to do a 2 day run around the city to find the best one!
Picture 2 are all places from Brooklyn and Queens
Picture 3 are all places from Manhattan.
WINNER:
Mia’s (Manhattan): this was the most ideal rainbow cookie and was also the most traditional. It was moist, the chocolate was thick enough to have a good snap but not overpowering, and the jam was a great flavor 10/10
Ursula (Brooklyn): this is only number 2 because I don’t consider it a traditional rainbow cookie. Easily a 10/10 and worth the visit. It was more cake like than the rest because of the multiple layers and the jam consistency was perfect.
William Greenberg (Manhattan): this one had the most chocolate but it was not overwhelming and gave the cookie a great snap. The marzipan was not overpowering and actually added a more cake consistency
IL fornaio (Queens): the Chocolate had a great crunch (darker chocolate than the rest) and the layers were moist. The jam tasted very fresh and the bakery was cute. Will say that the black and whites here looked gorgeous but lacked flavor.
WORST:
Ferrara (Manhattan): incredibly artificial. These used to be one of my favorites but compared to everything else it just tasted fake and the jam did not add much flavor. It was also incredibly dry. The only thing that was good about this was the chocolate consistency (it had a good snap).
Venieros (Manhattan): this one had the most jam but was also the most dry cookie of the bunch. They were not uniform and were very messy. I had high hopes for this one since it is considered a great bakery, but it fell extremely short in comparison to all of the others
Parisi (worst outside Manhattan): these were tiny and expensive. They tasted like eating Play-Doh. I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad rainbow cookie until I tasted these.
MID-TIER from best to worst:
La bella Ferrara (Manhattan): the reason this is a winner is because of the jam. It tasted fresh and very unique. More of a raspberry jam and it kept the cookies moist.
Circo (Brooklyn): if you don’t like a lot of chocolate then this one is for you. That is really where this one fell short. This one mainly lost points because it fell apart easily and the chocolate was lacking. This was one of the better flavors and would be in the top if it had more chocolate.
Luchini (Manhattan): these were HUGE and we had to cut the one cookie into 4. The wafer balls on top were a great and unique addition. The cake was very flavorful but it still seemed to be dry. The cookie was very large and it was hard to eat.
Lucinas (Manhattan): good cookie. It was soft and the chocolate had a good snap. The cookie was on the dryer side and the jam was a little off but still an overall good cookie.
Catania: the seeds were a bit too large and off-putting and the chocolate was not tempered so it melted when you touched it and didn’t have a good snap to it. Was a moist cookie but the jam had an odd flavor that didn’t mesh well with the marzipan in the cookie
Orwashers: this looked identical to the greenburg cookie so we assumed it would be the same but it was very different. This cookie was very dry and the marzipan layer was thick and hard to get through. Had a great jam flavor and even layers.
New York bakery and cafe (queens): not the biggest fan of the small square cookies. Made it more difficult to eat but this one lacked a lot of flavor. It tasted stale and didn’t really hit any of the mark you want a rainbow cookie to have. The marzipan flavor was lacking and the chocolate was also not tempered enough.
Hope the reviews help you pick your next rainbow cookie destination! We wrote down our reviews on paper a few days ago and it’s hard to read some of the writing so I might not have hit all the points but hope you enjoy your next rainbow cookie.
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