by Cinottis Bakery | Nov 9, 2025 | Bakery, Holiday Events, Italian Market
How to Pair Italian Wines with Your Thanksgiving Feast
At Cinotti’s Bakery & Italian Market, we love blending the best of both worlds: timeless Italian tradition and heartwarming American celebration. This Thanksgiving, we invite you to elevate your feast with the perfect Italian wine pairings for our complete Thanksgiving Dinner meals, featuring your choice of tender Turkey or savory Ham, paired with all the comforting classics like Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Mac-n-Cheese, and stuffing made with love, right here in our kitchen.
The Perfect Pairings for Every Plate
For the Turkey Lovers:
A crisp, refreshing white like Kurtatsch Pinot Grigio or Tommasi Lugana Wine is the ideal companion to roasted turkey and buttery mashed potatoes. Their bright acidity cuts through the richness of gravy and stuffing, keeping your palate fresh for every bite.
For the Ham Enthusiasts:
If ham is on your plate, a fruit-forward red like Floramundi or Tommasi Ripasso strikes a perfect balance. Their smooth texture and notes of cherry and spice complement the sweet glaze of the ham beautifully.
For the Comfort Food Connoisseurs:
Our creamy mac-n-cheese and green bean casserole deserve a wine that can stand up to their richness. The Borgo Scopeto is a bold Tuscan blend that adds depth with hints of dark berries and oak, while Costiglioni Chianti brings a touch of rustic charm that pairs perfectly with all those buttery, baked flavors.
A Toast to the Start (and End) of the Day 
Kick off your Thanksgiving morning with a cheerful sparkle. Spellbound Prosecco makes the perfect base for festive mimosas while the turkey is in the oven! And for dessert? Try a glass of Rosa Dolce & Gabbana from Donnafugata. Its delicate sweetness pairs wonderfully with pumpkin pie, pecan pie, or one of our fresh-baked holiday desserts such as lobster tails or tiramisu.
Celebrate the Season, the Italian Way
From our family to yours, Cinotti’s is proud to bring five generations of baking and Italian heritage to your Thanksgiving table. Whether you’re picking up our full Thanksgiving meal or a few of your favorite sides, don’t forget the wine. After all, no feast is complete without a perfect Italian pour to bring everyone together.
We have a limited number of Thanksgiving dinners available each year so be sure to place your order soon! Don’t want the full meal? No problem. Any of our side dishes, rolls, pies, and desserts can be ordered a la carte. Just be sure to place your order ahead of time. We look forward to serving you and your family this holiday season!
Buon Ringraziamento! And cheers to good food, great company, and a touch of Italian elegance at your holiday table.
by Cinottis Bakery | Nov 2, 2025 | Bakery, Italian Market
Baiocchi Pistachio Cookies from Mulino Bianco! Now at Cinotti’s Italian Market
A Taste of Italy in Every Bite
Cinotti’s Bakery and Italian Market in Jacksonville, FL is now bringing a piece of Italy straight to your pantry with Baiocchi Pistachio Cookies from Mulino Bianco! Known across Europe for their rich flavor, premium ingredients, and artisanal quality, these cookies combine two buttery shortbread biscuits filled with luscious pistachio cream, creating a treat that’s sophisticated yet irresistibly comforting.
Mulino Bianco was founded in 1974 and has long been synonymous with Italian baking excellence. Their products are found in nearly every Italian home, and their Baiocchi line (pronounced bye-oh-kee) has become an icon of quality and nostalgia. The newly introduced pistachio flavor brings a refined twist to the classic hazelnut version, featuring the vibrant, nutty taste of real Italian pistachios sourced from select regions like Sicily.
Why Italian Cookies Just Taste Better
There’s something distinctly different about European cookies, and it’s not just the accent. The difference lies in the ingredients, craftsmanship, and culinary philosophy behind every bite.
Quality Over Quantity
Mulino Bianco cookies are crafted in smaller batches, using formulas rooted in traditional Italian baking. Where many cookies found on the shelves of American grocery chains are mass-produced for shelf life and uniformity, Italian bakers emphasize texture, aroma, and balance. Baiocchi cookies are made with real butter, unbleached flour, and natural flavorings. No artificial colors or corn syrups in sight.
Simple, Honest Ingredients
While no cookie can truly claim to be “healthy,” Baiocchi Pistachio Cookies are free from the excess preservatives, high-fructose corn syrup, and overly processed oils commonly found in other cookie brands. Mulino Bianco uses cane sugar, sunflower oil, and real pistachio paste which results in a cleaner, more natural ingredient list. This doesn’t make them healthy food, but it does make them a more thoughtful indulgence.
The European Palate
European treats tend to be less sweet, focusing on flavor complexity rather than sugar rush. The Baiocchi Pistachio Cookies are a perfect example: the buttery biscuit complements the earthy sweetness of pistachios in a way that’s rich yet subtle. You won’t find the heavy aftertaste that often accompanies heavily sweetened cookies.
An Imported Indulgence Worth Savoring
When you open a pack of Baiocchi Pistachio Cookies, the first thing you notice is their presentation. Each cookie is perfectly round, stamped with Mulino Bianco’s signature mark, and filled generously with velvety pistachio cream. They pair beautifully with a morning cappuccino, a post-lunch espresso, or even a late-night glass of dessert wine.
In Italy, cookies like Baiocchi aren’t just for dessert, they’re a daily ritual. Italians often enjoy them as a mid-morning snack or alongside an afternoon coffee. Bringing this tradition to Jacksonville means you can experience a taste of that same simple pleasure without booking a flight to Rome.
Why You’ll Find Them at Cinotti’s Italian Market
Cinotti’s Bakery and Italian Market take pride in offering authentic, high-quality products that represent the heart of Italian cuisine. By stocking Mulino Bianco’s Baiocchi Pistachio Cookies, Cinotti’s continues its mission to bring authentic European flavors to North Florida.
Whether you’re already a fan of Mulino Bianco or new to Italian confections, these cookies promise a delightful experience that feels both foreign and familiar. They’re a testament to Italy’s commitment to craftsmanship, proof that even something as simple as a cookie can be elevated to an art form.
Better Ingredients, Better Flavor, Better Experience
Baiocchi Pistachio Cookies are a celebration of balance. Quality over quantity. Flavor over filler. Compared to other name brands, these Italian cookies offer:
- Fewer artificial additives
- Less processed sugars and fats
- Real nuts and natural flavorings
- A lighter, more refined sweetness
This makes them a more wholesome indulgence, perfect for those who care about what goes into their food without sacrificing taste.
Where to Find Them
You can now find Baiocchi Pistachio Cookies by Mulino Bianco stocked daily at Cinotti’s Italian Market, located right here in Jacksonville, Florida. Stop by to pick up a pack (or three) and taste what makes Italian baking so special. Whether you enjoy them yourself or share them with friends, these cookies are sure to become a new household favorite.
Final Thoughts
Every bite of Baiocchi Pistachio Cookies tells the tale of Italy’s dedication to tradition, balance, and beauty in simplicity. By choosing imported Italian cookies, you’re not just buying a treat; you’re savoring a small piece of Italy itself.
Pick up some today! Order online or have them delivered to your door through UberEats!
by Cinottis Bakery | Aug 27, 2025 | Bakery, Jacksonville
Lady Locks: The Italian Pastry That Steals the Show
When it comes to Italian pastries, few treats hold the same charm and elegance as our lady locks pastry. Known for their delicate, flaky shells and irresistibly sweet buttercream filling, lady locks are a staple at weddings, holidays, and family gatherings. Whether you’ve grown up with them or you’re discovering them for the first time, one thing is certain: these pastries don’t just sit quietly on a dessert tray — they steal the show.
A Pastry Rooted in Tradition
The history of lady locks goes back generations in Italian and European baking. Their signature style: light, flaky dough wrapped into hollow shells and filled with buttercream has long been associated with celebrations. For many families, lady locks became a must-have on special occasions, symbolizing the care, patience, and love that go into both baking and family life.
Here in Jacksonville, Cinotti’s Bakery has carried that tradition forward for decades. From our earliest days, our family has taken pride in perfecting recipes that connect us to our Italian heritage while becoming a beloved part of our local community. Lady locks quickly became one of those treasured recipes. They’re more than a dessert, they’re a taste of nostalgia, joy, and family tradition.
Why Lady Locks Are So Special
What sets lady locks apart from other Italian cookies and pastries is their texture and presentation. The dough is carefully rolled and baked into delicate, golden shells that shatter into layers with each bite. Once cooled, they’re piped full of our homemade buttercream, creating a pastry that is flaky, creamy, unforgettable.
They’re elegant enough to star on a wedding dessert table, yet just as perfect as a sweet treat with your morning coffee. Many of our longtime customers tell us that biting into one of our lady locks brings back memories of family celebrations, special gatherings, or even their first visit to Cinotti’s.
A Jacksonville Favorite
At Cinotti’s Bakery, our roots are in family, and our recipes are meant to be shared with yours. Over the years, our lady locks have become one of Jacksonville’s most-requested treats, loved for their balance of flavor and their handcrafted quality. Whether you’re local and picking up a box fresh from our shop, or you’re ordering online to share a taste of Jacksonville with loved ones far away, these pastries connect people through tradition and taste.
Bring Lady Locks to Your Table
Every batch of our lady locks is made by hand, ensuring that each pastry delivers the perfect balance of crisp, flaky shell and creamy filling. They’re ideal for weddings, holidays, and everyday indulgence.
If you’re ready to experience a pastry that has stood the test of time and made its mark right here in Jacksonville — our lady locks are waiting for you.
Order your lady locks online through our skytab menu for local pickup or on Etsy for shipping.
by Cinottis Bakery | Jun 10, 2025 | Bakery, Jacksonville
Father’s Day 2025
Looking for a sweet way to show Dad you care?
What better way than with cookies from Cinotti’s? Whether you’re in the LaVilla building in downtown Jacksonville, at Subaru Jax in Arlington, or at our flagship store on Penman Road in Jacksonville Beach, Cinotti’s Bakery has just what you need to make this the sweetest Father’s Day yet!
Fancy Cookies
Snack size bites of dad’s favorite cookies are the perfect addition to a Father’s Day gift. Our fancy cookie selection is vast and includes bachelor buttons, Italian wedding cookies, fruit foldovers, and many other flavors. Bachelor buttons are also called “thumbprints” because we use our actual thumbs to create the center divot. That center is filled with icing that coordinates with the cookie’s flavor. We offer colored, chocolate, double chocolate, peanut butter, strawberry, lemon, and a seasonal flavor. Our vanilla bachelor buttons are among the most popular because we can fill them with colored icing to match events. But most dads love our chocolate bachelor buttons.
Not sure what flavor he likes most?
No problem.
Get a handful of each and you may just become Dad’s favorite!
Everyday Cookies
Who doesn’t like chocolate chip cookies?
In our experience, not many.
So come in and check out our selection of everyday cookies including our Father’s Day favorite, chocolate chip. At our Penman Road location in Jacksonville Beach, we offer our full cookie menu which includes chocolate chip, double chocolate, oatmeal raisin, M&M, sprinkle, peanut butter, white chocolate macadamia, and more! Our LaVilla and Subaru Jax locations have a modified menu of these flavors.
Iced Cutouts
If you’re looking for a cookie that shouts “#1 Dad”, we’ve got you covered…in icing. Our Father’s Day iced cutout cookies are always a hit. Some of our favorites this year include the beer cozies and the classic #1Dad trophies.
Our iced cutouts are cookies made with a light and buttery dough formula that has been in our family for decades. They are hand cut by our cookie man and then decorated by our team of highly talented decorators using a sweet, vanilla icing. The icing dries firm which allows the cookies to be individually bagged to make the best Father’s Day gifts.
Father’s Day 2025
Can’t Decide Which Father’s Day Cookies to get?
No problem. We’ve got plenty of options for almost anyone
Can’t make it out to the beach?
No problem.
We have three locations in Jacksonville to make it easy for you to be dad’s favorite this week. Find us at:
Cinotti’s in Jacksonville Beach
1523 Penman Road Jacksonville Beach FL
Cinotti’s in Arlington
Subaru of Jacksonville
1717 St Johns Bluff Rd S, Jacksonville, FL 32246
Cinotti’s at LaVilla
Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at LaVilla
100 LaVilla Center Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32204
No matter which Cinotti’s Bakery location you find yourself this Father’s Day week, you can be sure a cookie any dad will love!
by Cinottis Bakery | Jan 3, 2025 | Bakery, Holiday Events
Fat Tueday is March 4, 2025 and we will be ready with a host of goodies including the famous Polish Paczki!
Paczki (pronounced poonch-key) is a traditional Polish donut eaten on Fat Tuesday. Like many Fat Tuesday food traditions, paczki are eaten in an attempt to fill up on sweets before the fasting of Lent begins. So before you head into Ash Wednesday, come check out one reason we love Fat Tuesday with one of our favorite donuts!
Filling Options
Our version of this donut is a simple formula of a sweet donut dough with plenty of filling options. We will have our regular filled donuts including buttercream, custard, jelly, and lemon. Paczki day options will include strawberry, strawberry cream cheese, lemon cream cheese, apricot, blueberry, cherry, cream cheese, and more! Some donuts will be dipped in complimenting icing flavors and others will be glazed or rolled in sugar. We are sure to have a bevy of flavor options to suit your sweet tooth.
Ordering
We will be taking orders for these delicious donuts via phone or in person at our Jacksonville Beach location. Now that we have three stores across the city, you can arrange to pick up your order at our Subaru of Jax, JTA LaVilla, or our Beach location. Enjoying this delicious donut has never been easier!
Paczki are $2.65 each or $29.00 per dozen for the 2025 season.
Happy Paczki Day!
Our bakers and donut decorators will be in super early on Fat Tuesday just to make these special donuts and king cakes! We highly encourage everyone to order paczki and king cakes to ensure we have the flavor wanted. We will make extra donuts for the store but we cannot garantee the flavor options you may want will be available when you arrive.
As always, we are thankful for your continued support of our small family bakery.
We look forward to serving you this Paczki Day!
Our version of this donut is a simple formula of a sweet donut dough with plenty of filling options. We will have our regular filled donuts including buttercream, custard, jelly, and lemon. Paczki day options will include strawberry, strawberry cream cheese, lemon cream cheese, apricot, blueberry, cherry, cream cheese, and more! Some donuts will be dipped in complimenting icing flavors and others will be glazed or rolled in sugar. We are sure to have a bevy of flavor options to suit your sweet tooth.
Ordering
We will be taking orders for these delicious donuts via phone or in person at our Jacksonville Beach location. Now that we have three stores across the city, you can arrange to pick up your order at our Subaru of Jax, JTA LaVilla, or our Beach location. Enjoying this delicious donut has never been easier!
Paczki are $2.65 each or $29.00 per dozen for the 2025 season.
Happy Paczki Day!
Our bakers and donut decorators will be in super early on Fat Tuesday just to make these special donuts and king cakes! We highly encourage everyone to order paczki and king cakes to ensure we have the flavor wanted. We will make extra donuts for the store but we cannot garantee the flavor options you may want will be available when you arrive.
As always, we are thankful for your continued support of our small family bakery.
We look forward to serving you this Paczki Day!
We will be taking orders for these delicious donuts via phone or in person at our Jacksonville Beach location. Now that we have three stores across the city, you can arrange to pick up your order at our Subaru of Jax, JTA LaVilla, or our Beach location. Enjoying this delicious donut has never been easier!
Paczki are $2.65 each or $29.00 per dozen for the 2025 season.
Happy Paczki Day!
Our bakers and donut decorators will be in super early on Fat Tuesday just to make these special donuts and king cakes! We highly encourage everyone to order paczki and king cakes to ensure we have the flavor wanted. We will make extra donuts for the store but we cannot garantee the flavor options you may want will be available when you arrive.
As always, we are thankful for your continued support of our small family bakery.
We look forward to serving you this Paczki Day!
Our bakers and donut decorators will be in super early on Fat Tuesday just to make these special donuts and king cakes! We highly encourage everyone to order paczki and king cakes to ensure we have the flavor wanted. We will make extra donuts for the store but we cannot garantee the flavor options you may want will be available when you arrive.
As always, we are thankful for your continued support of our small family bakery.
We look forward to serving you this Paczki Day!
by Cinottis Bakery | Jan 3, 2025 | Bakery, Holiday Events
Celebrating Mardi Gras with A Traditional King Cake
Fat Tuesday falls on March 4 this year! Are you ready for Mardi Gras? Our king cakes are available for order throughout the year, but are most popular during the Mardi Gras season. Our delicious version of these popular cakes are made with a brioche dough and covered with the iconic purple, green, and yellow sugar.
Now that we have three locations, enjoying this favored Carnival treat has never been easier! Give us a call at our Jacksonville Beach location and arrange for pick up at our Subaru of Jax, JTA LaVilla, or Beach location!
A traditional king cake is a staple in many homes throughout the world. The ‘cake’ is often the focal point of many office gatherings and family events for many reasons. Some love the dense flavor combination of the filling and buttery dough while others use it as a centerpiece because of the beautiful array of purple, green, and gold topping. Many love getting a king cake because whoever finds the baby hidden inside will receive great fortune in the coming year.
No matter what your favorite part of the cake is, we are ready to make this the best year yet.
The origin of the king cake can be traced to 12th century France. Epiphany Day (or King’s Day) is celebrated on January 6th each year and the period between Epiphany Day and Ash Wednesday is referred to as Carnival. Years ago, during Carnival, devout Roman Catholics would purge their homes of rich, fatty foods in preparation for the 40 days of fasting during Lent.
The rich foods such as eggs, milk, lard, and meats were used to make a bevy of foods and desserts. Residents would binge on the heavy foods until the end of Carnival which took place on Fat Tuesday. Early Europeans developed a new creation during this period that used the rich ingredients as well as honored the meaning of Epiphany Day.
The king cake was created to celebrate the coming of the Three Wise Men to baby Jesus. The cakes were circular to represent the route taken by the kings to confuse King Herod. The royal colors topping the king cake signify different elements. Purple represents justice; Green represents faith; and Gold represents power. Creamy puddings were made with leftover eggs and milk and used as fillings.
Our king cake is made with a rich, brioche-like dough. The twisted braid of each cake represents a king’s crown. It is approximately 12 inches in diameter and serves 10 to 12 people. We insert a plastic baby in each cake that is hidden beneath the icing. This year, our cakes will have the traditional green, purple, and yellow sugar topping. While our base flavor is cinnamon, you can order a king cake with your choice of filling.We offer a variety of fillings including:
- Strawberry
- Strawberry/Cheese
- Lemon
- Lemon/Cheese
- Cherry
- Cream Cheese
- Pineapple
- Custard
- Blueberry
What’s the Deal with the Baby?
In early days, trinkets representing royalty or the Christ Child were baked into the king cake to offer a token of good fortune for the finder. The practice became so popular; it still remains today. The only difference in today’s king cake over those of yesteryear is the material of the trinket. Most bakeries now insert a plastic baby into the cooled cake prior to icing.
We strive to create a variety of flavors on a daily basis on the days leading up to Mardi Gras. However, if you want to guarantee your king cake flavor is available, we strongly suggest ordering ahead. If you are serving the king cake to children or prefer to not have the plastic baby in the cake, you will need to order the king cake in advance. We take orders via phone or in our Jacksonville Beach location prior to Fat Tuesday.
We hope this Mardi Gras brings good fortune to you and your family. As always, we are ever thankful for your continued support of our family dream.
Thank you and may God bless.
