The rainbow cookie is, indisputably, truly, really at the top of the Italian cookie pyramid. And by pyramid, I mean tray. One of my favorite pastimes is going around to different bakeries to taste their versions—all of them are delicious, some are an absolute masterpiece (this cookie is reason enough to get yourself to Ciao, Gloria, my friend Renato’s bakery in Brooklyn). I especially love eating them at bakeries because they are tedious and time consuming to make at home. Since the classic cookie is already a cross between cookie and cake, I decided to blow things up and lean into the cake of it all. This loaf cake has all the taste and texture of a rainbow cookie but is much easier and in a thrilling scale for those of us who can never have enough!
This recipe was excerpted from ‘Let’s Eat' by Dan Pelosi, one of our top cookbooks of 2023. Buy the full book on Amazon.
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