Papal cookies flying off the shelves ahead of NY visit Ahead of the Pope's visit to New York on Thursday an enterprising bakery has started producing cookies emblazoned with the Pontiff's face, and they're flying off the shelves. Artuso Pastry in the Bronx has already sold some 20,000 Papal cookies, with orders placed as far afield as Europe, and it's just received an order for 10,000 cookies from an individual customer in Florida. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES