Queens bakery debuts 'Pope Leo Cookie' to celebrate historic milestone

Zouhair Byadi, a baker in Meulan-en-Yvelines, has just won the national final of the contest of the best wand of French tradition. He climbed the first step of the podium on Thursday 8 May, on the parvis of Notre-Dame de Paris. "I believe he is in love with his pastry ...

Queens bakery debuts 'Pope Leo Cookie' to celebrate historic milestone

ASTORIA, Queens (PIX11) --- A popular Queens pastry shop is baking up a signature cookie to celebrate Pope Leo XIV. La Guli Pastry at 29-15 Ditmars Blvd. in Astoria debuted its "Pope Leo Cookie" shortly after Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first American pope in the church's 2,000-year history on Thursday. More Local News "I never expected it to happen in my lifetime. We were shocked and excited," bakery owner Maria Notaro told PIX11 N…

Astoria pastry shop keeps tradition going with Pope Leo cookies

An Astoria, Queens, pastry shop that got international attention in 2024 when it distributed cookies to inmates at Rikers Island of Pope Francis, is keeping up the tradition with Pope Leo cookies.

Astoria bakery debuts Pope Leo Cookie to celebrate first American pope - Astoria Post

May. 9, 2025 By sobrien La Guli Bakery’s new Pope Leo Cookie (right) and former Pope Francis Cookie (left). Photo: Shane O’Brien May 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien An Astoria pastry shop has introduced a “Pope Leo Cookie”, complete with a picture of Pope Leo XIV, in honor of the election of the first-ever American pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago was elected Pope Leo XIV at the Papal Conclave on Thursday, becoming the first US-born pope in the…

Astoria bakery debuts Pope Leo Cookie to celebrate first American pope - Queens Post

La Guli Bakery’s new Pope Leo Cookie (right) and former Pope Francis Cookie (left). Photo: Shane O’Brien May 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien An Astoria pastry shop has introduced a “Pope Leo Cookie”, complete with a picture of Pope Leo XIV, in honor of the election of the first-ever American pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago was elected Pope Leo XIV at the Papal Conclave on Thursday, becoming the first US-born pope in the 2,000-year history of t…