Ditch the Peeps, Eat Cookies for Easter
An Easter cookie spread including treats from Nancy B’s and Madeleine’s.
The range of Easter sweets, from good to bad, is a wide one. There's the good: chocolate bunnies, freshly-iced sweet breads, and peanut butter eggs, and there's the bad: neon-yellow, plastic-wrapped horrors, Peeps.
Trade the sugar-coated marshmallows for something better this year. Our suggestion? Cookies. Find a few dozen at one of these area bakeries.
driftwoodoven.com
One bite of the dark chocolate salted rye cookies at Driftwood Oven and you’ll forget all the cookies you’ve had before. Sweet, bitter dark chocolate plays beautifully with the grain for a savory-sugary treat that will not disappoint. Snag a few – along with some of their other cookie offerings, like chocolate chunk, sourdough snickerdoodle, and ginger molasses – during their Saturday bakery hours.
Orders can be placed online.
gluuteny.com
Gluten-free and dairy-free eaters, Gluuteny has the cookies for you. Their wide variety of cookies covers everything from the classic chocolate chip to French macarons. Try a bit of everything with their cookie sampler, a mix of seven cookies from their case.
madeleinepgh.com
This small Wilkinsburg bistro executes the basics with expertise and style. Try their chocolate chip cookie, dusted with tangy crystals of sea salt. Their French macarons are perfect for the holiday, bursting with bright flavors and colors for the season.
nancybsbakery.com
There’s never a bad time to indulge on an infamous Nancy B’s chocolate chip cookie. The kitchen team makes new batches throughout the day, so you can snag some of these giant, delicious cookies fresh. And while you’re at it, grab a dozen of their spring-ready thumbprints and sugar cookies.
STORY BY MAGGIE WEAVER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEITH RECKER
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