About the Italian cookies from Milwaukee's Peter Sciortino Bakery

Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Updated ·1 min read
12. Peter Sciortino Bakery opened in 1947 and is a fixture on Brady Street. Italian cookies are sold by the pound at the bakery in many varieties.
12. Peter Sciortino Bakery opened in 1947 and is a fixture on Brady Street. Italian cookies are sold by the pound at the bakery in many varieties.

Opening a box of Italian cookies from Peter Sciortino Bakery has an undeniable sweetness – like a mix of happy family memories and buttery goodness.

Since Peter Sciortino and his wife, Grace, opened the bakery in 1947, it has grown into a beloved fixture on Brady Street. It opened just one year after Glorioso’s Italian Market, another legendary business that still calls Brady Street home. Both first became institutions as Italians began moving north from the Third Ward to the east side neighborhood decades ago, and have since become a tradition for families throughout Milwaukee.

The aroma of fresh-baked bread and cookies typically surrounds Peter Sciortino Bakery, and inside, cannoli is made fresh with each order.

Luckily the cookies are sold by the pound, so there’s no need to choose between cimino, biscotti, amaretti, chocolate mezza luna, or any of the other varieties – just make sure you get a big enough box to try as many as possible.

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