Espresso Martini Rainbow Cookies

It's the 100th post!

I’d love to start off by saying THIS IS OUR 100TH SUBSTACK POST!!! Okay, it’s our 101st, but I missed the actual 100th post and one of the those 100 was just a sale announcement, so I’m counting this one as Big 100. What a great sendoff to an absolutely bat shit year. Thank you for being here — and there’s more to come in 2026!

When I posted my Aperol Spritz Rainbow Cookies on Instagram and TikTok earlier this month, I asked if the audience wanted other booze-inspired rainbow cookies, such as espresso martini or negroni. The response was an overwhelming yes, and you guys had so many other good ideas: limoncello, paper plane, hugo spritz… I could go on.

I topped my cookies with Valrohna chocolate “crunchy pearls,” which are basically chocolate covered rice crisp balls.

The espresso martini variation seemed extremely primed for New Years Eve, so I decided to put a rush order on these and get one last recipe in under the wire for this year. I hope you have time to make them — and if not, Valentines Day is just around the corner.

A variation on this batch where I subbed espresso chocolate ganache for the filling. I decided it tilted the cookie too much into chocolate territory and overpowered the coffee taste. But the choice off white or dark chocolate for the topping is up to you.

To learn how I like to bake all the layers at once, take a look at my “Frankenpan” set up from my Aperol Spritz Rainbow Cookies earlier this month.

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