EPISODE #1: Christmas Family Fun. 5 To Start
HOST: Eddie Jackson.
PRIZE: $10,000 every episode.
JUDGES: Aarti Sequeira,
Dan Langan,
Ree Drummond.
Will be 2 Challenges each episode.
PLAYERS (5)
1. AIME POPE Cookie Shop Owner -------------------
2. ARLENE CHUA Home Baker Staten Island, NEW YORK
3. HOLLY WEBSTER Cake Shop Owner Las Vegas, NEVADA
4. MALORE JOHNSON Caterer ---------------------------
5. STEVE ELDRIDGE Bakery Owner TEXAS
DECORATING CHALLENGE: Make 2 unique Christmas Tree Cookies. One should be 3-D Treat in 90 minutes. 2 will be Eliminated.
JUDGING:
ELIMINATED: Steve - No Decorations & Under baked,
Malore - Too Sweet. (I thought cookies should be sweet)
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: Create a Puzzle out of cookies. Should be inspired by a family tradition or a Christmas Carol in 5 pieces & 12: on each side in 2 1/2 hours.
JUDGING:
- ARLENE: Filipino Song - Pasko Na Naman,
- HOLLY - Oh! Christmas Tree,
- AIME - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.
THE WINNER IS: AIMEE.
EPISODE #2: Traditions Turned Trendy. 5 To Start.
PLAYERS (5)
1. NICOLE SILVA Bakery Owner Hampton, GEORGIA
2. TARA BENCH Food Blogger --------------------------
3. JOY JACOB Pastry Chef -------------------------
4. KENNETH ILICH Pastry Chef Red Oak, MICHIGAN
5. KENZI JAECKLE Lead Baker Portland, OREGON
DECORATING CHALLENGE: Pick any 2 Cookie Cutters to make Decorated Cookie BUT Hack them - use them for anything else in 90 minutes.
JUDGING:
ELIMINATED: Joy - Design was terrible,
Kenzi - Flavor was missing.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: Construct a miniature Christmas Tree made entirely out of cookies. Flavor must from Fruitcake ingredients: Cherries, Cranberries, Currants, Pecans, Walnuts and Almonds in 2 1/2 hours.
JUDGING:
- TARA: Whimsical Tree & Almonds,
- NICOLE: White Christmas at the Bakery & Pecans,
- KENNETH: Macedonian Christmas Tree & Currans.
THE WINNER IS: NICOLE $10,000
EPISODE #3: Santa's Sweep Spot. 5 To Start.
PLAYERS (5)
1. ERIC VOIGT Executive Pastry Chef ---------------------
2. SPIRIT WEBB Cookie & Cake Artist ---------------------
3. PETER GRAY Youngest Bakery Owner East Longmeadow, MASSACHUSETTS
4. ANDREA WALTERS Home Baker ----------------------------
5. TANYA DUR Cookie Instructor from RUSSIA
JUDGES: Ree Drummond,
Damiano Carrara,
Kimberly Bailey.
DECORATING CHALLENGE: Create 1 Gigantic Cookie for Santa at least 7" across & then make 3 teeny, tiny boozy cookies for the Elves at most 1 1/2" tall. in 90 minutes.
JUDGING:
ELIMINATED: Both Eric & Spirit.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: Build a Christmas display out of cookies. Create a Winter Wonderland scene using 2 different types of cookies.
JUDGING:
THE WINNER IS: TANYA!
EPISODE #4: Cookie Pairings. 5 to Start.
PLAYERS (5)
1. MARCIA MORENO Cake Shop Owner (Trinidad) Brooklyn, NEW YORK
2. ROBERT TEDDY Cake Shop Owner Las Vegas, NEVADA
3. TAMMI ARENDER Home Baker LOUISANA
4. TINA BROWN Chef Toronto, CANADA
5. DYLAN HUMPHREY Bakery Owner Tyler, TEXAS
DECORATING CHALLENGE: 2 Parts Create a batch of cookies that will hang on a mug & second part create cookies for dunking in 90 minutes. Two will be eliminated.
JUDGES: Ree Drummond,
James Briscione,
Jordan Pilarski, Winner of Spring Baking Championship.
ELIMINATED: Tammi & Tina.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: Make 12 filled cookies, make them entirely edible platters & cups from cookies. Must feature Irish Liqueur in 2 1/2 hours.
THE WINNER IS: DYLAN.
EPISODE #5: Christmas Gifts. 5 to Start
PLAYERS (5)
1. ANASTASIA ADELMAN Bakery Owner Augusta, MISSOURI
2. KRISTIE MASS Cookie Company Owner ----------------------------
3. ROBERT DUENSING Bakery Owner Kansas City, KANSAS
4. ANDREW HAN Executive Pastry Chef Vancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA
5. CICILY PETTIGREW Bakery Owner TEXAS
DECORATING CHALLENGE: Make some decorating toy cookies in 5 categories: Dolls, Stuffed Animals, Thing that Go, Creatures and Baby Toys. Make 2 assorted designs in 90 minutes. two will be eliminated.
RESULTS:
ELIMINATED: Robert & Cicily.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: Build a Christmas Display out of cookies. Make a dozen filled Christmas cookies, also, make an edible box in 2 1/2 hours.
THREE FLAVORS: Caramel Popcorn - Antastasia,
Apricot Jam - Kristie
Bergamot Tea - Andrew,
JUDGING:
THE WINNER IS: KRISTIE.
EPISODE #6: Spice Up Your Christmas. 4 to Start.
PLAYERS (4)
1. KRISTEN DOWLING Cookie Shop Owner Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO
2. JULIA RAMOS PERUGINI Online Owner from. Brazil Maricopa, ARIZONA
3. BRETT VANDERMOCK Asst. Rest. Mgr. Aspen, COLORADO
4. GINNY ETIENNE Home Baker - Mrs. Claus OHIO
JUDGEAS: 1. Ree Drummond,
2. Jamika Pessoa, Host of a show on the Cooking Channel,
3. Damiano Carrara.
DECORATING CHALLENGE: Create a Holiday Winter Scene cookie using 3 classic Holiday spices - ginger in 90 minutes.
JUDGING:
ELIMINATED: Ginny.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: Create an elaborate 3-D scene of your favorite Xmas Eve tradition using two types of ginger cookies in 3 hours.
- JULIE: Theme: Memories of a Sweet Home,
- BRETT: Baking with Nana,
- KRISTEN: Gift Box with Pajamas.
JUDGING:
THE WINNER IS: KRISTEN!
EPISODE #7: Crafty Christmas. 5 to Start
THE PLAYERS (5)
1. MARISOL MORLEY Bakery Owner New York City, NEW YORK
2. NANCY DIOS Pastry Chef Dallas, TEXAS
3. AUTIN SCOLES Pastry Chef Nantucket, MASSACHUSETTS
4. SUZANNE CLARK Food Blogger Phoenix, ARIZONA
5. DOUG ALLEY Bakery Owner -----------------------------
JUDGES: Ree Drummond,
2. Joy Wilson, Podcast
3. James Briscione, 2X Winner of Chopped
DECORATING CHALLENGE: Freestyle three identical designed Santa Cookies in 90 minutes. Cannot use Cookie Cutters.
- Dough cut himself. Had to start over.
ELIMINATED: Austin & Nancy.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: Christmas Wreaths.
- Make Cookies Wreaths. Create a Holiday Wreath using at least three different cookies in 2 1/2 hours.
THE WINNER IS: DOUG $10,000
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