EPISODE #1: The North Pole Farm Christmas. 4 to Start.
HOSTS & JUDGES: Dree Drummond, & Eddie Jackson.
PRIZE: $10,000 every episode.
PLAYERS (4)
1. NICHOLAS PRAVATO, Pastry Chef FLORIDA
2. SHARON KINIKIN Home Baker -----------------
3. CASEY BATES Bakery Owner Atlanta, GEORGIA
4. COURTNEY NORRIS " " Louisville, KENTUCKY
DECORATING CHALLENGE: Farm Animal. Choose two farm animals showing how they celebrate the holidays in 90 minutes.
WINNER: Casey- won an advantage & $1,000 Baking Suites.
ELIMINATED: Sharon.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: 3D Xmas Tractor, must be 6" tall & 360 degrees in 2 1/2 hours.
BASIL: Casey, TARRAGON: Courtney
LAVENDER: Nicholas.
CASEY'S ADVANTAGE: assign the Herbs.
WINNER: Courtney.
EPISODE #2: North Pole Town Square. 4 to Start.
PLAYERS (4)
1. MAYTHE DE ANGEL Cake Decorator MEXICO
2. ANYA FAZULYANOV Home Baker only 18 yrs UTAH
3. CRYSTAL PEREZ Bakery Owner ---------------
4. TIMOTHY HAMRAH Pastry Chef ----------------
DECORATING CHALLENGE: Create a design that is familiar with Winter Sports and the 2nd cookie use your imagination & create a sport that can be played in the North Pole in 90 minutes.
WINNER: Anya - won an advantage & $1,000 in cookies supplies.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: Gazebo in Town Square.
- Create a Christmas Gazebo in 3D, 10" tall, with 8 sides. Tasty Beverage: Chai, Pumpkin Spice, Apple Cider & Peppermint Mocha in 4 hours.
ANYA'S ADVANTAGE: choose first of the beverages.
- MAYTHE - La Posade or the The Shelter,
- ANYA - Grandma's Gazebo,
- TIMOTHY - Weathered Garden Gazebo.
THE WINNER IS ANYA WON $10,000 & THE GOLDEN ORNAMENT.
EPISODE #3: Gingerbread Experts. 4 to Start.
GINGERBREAD
CHALLENGE: gingerbread experts had last week at home a head start by planning, & preparing. The they came into the studio to finish by building a North Pole Christmas Market, made out of entirely gingerbread, Must have at least 3 booth or carts showing their holiday wares in 6 hours.
PLAYERS (4)
1. SEAN PATRICK HENRY App Developer Washington, DC.
Dog Christmas Market
2. JOE DAIGLE Finance Exe. Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia Christmas Market.
3. HEATHER BROOKSHIRE Home Baker Owner ----------------
French Christmas Market
4. KAITLIN PFROPPER Culinary Art Instructor -----------------
German Christmas Market.
NEW TWIST: Make 1 dozen gingerbread cookies & use fruit: Apple, Blackberries, Pears, or Blood Orange for the judges to taste.
JUDGING/RESULTS
BEST TASTING COOKIES: Joe - won a gift card of $1,000 & suite of Baking Essentials.
THE WINNER IS: HEATHER - WON THE GOLDEN ORNANENT & $10,000.
EPISODE #4: Finding Santa. 4 to Start.
DECORATING CHALLENGE: Santa Search.
- Make 1 large cookie, at least 6" tall & decorate with highly detailed to get Santa to disappear into the scene.
PLAYERS (4)
1. JUSTINA RUCINSKI Home Baker -------------------
Peeking Through the Window
2. CLAUDIA REYNAGA LOPEZ " " Brea, CALIFORNIA
Santa at the Pop-Up Market
3. ERIN DOUGAL Cookie Instructor Boise, IDAHO
Countdown at the Warehouse.
4. KATY KAUFFMAN Home Baker Allen, TEXAS
Santa at the Beach.
RESULTS/JUDGING
WINNER: Erin - won an advantage & gift card and a $1,000 suite of baking essentials.
ELIMINATED: Justina.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: Places where Santa hang out in 2 1/2 hours. TOPPINGS: Must include either one of: Mustard, Bacon, Cheddar Cheese, or Pineapple.
ERIN'S ADVANTAGE: Use a cheer sheet on the flavors.
JUDGING/RESULTS
THE WINNER IS: KATY -WON THE GOLDEN ORNAMENT & $1,000.
EPISODE #5: Christmas Feast. 4 to Start
PLAYERS (4)
1. DEBI LINDSY-MORRISON Home Bakery Marion, MASSACHUSETTS
2. BRITTANY WYCHE Bakery Owner GEORGIA
3. MELINDA MOLE Home Bakery Owner New York City, NEW YORK
4. ALICIA GOULD Home Bakery Owner ------------------.
DECORING CHALLENGE: Create an entire Xmas dinner on a cookie, look like a festive holiday table with 3 realistic dishes on it. One will be eliminated and another will win an advantage in 90 minutes.
WINNER: Brittany - won the advantage.
ELIMINATED: Alicia - her cookie wasn't done.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: Create your own Xmas cookie pie, must be 12" tall, have an overall design holiday theme, and incorporate an must ingredient: Ghirardelli Chocolate Chips in 2 1/2 hours.
BRITTANY'S ADVANTAGE: have 5 minutes head-start.
THE WINNER IS: DEBI.
EPISODE #6: Santa's Seaside Holiday. 4 to Start.
PLAYERS (4)
1. SARA LITTLE Teacher/Home Bakery ------------------
2. JANET TAN Home Bakery Owner Seattle, WASHINGTON
3. GREG BALLENGER " " " ---------------
4. KACEE FORTE " " " CALIFORNIA
DECORATING CHALLENGE: In 90 minutes create the "season " greetings by creating 2 creatures .
WINNER: Kacee
ELIMINATED: Sara -too many flaws.
DISPLAYING CHALLENGE: Create an 3D Christmas Sandcastle out of cookie with 2 Tasty doughs. Seaside Ingredients: Mangos, Guava, Coconuts, & Papaya in 2 1/2 hours.
KACEE'S ADVANTAGE: is given a personal shopper to get all her supplies.
THE WINNER IS: JANET.
EPISODE #7: Superheroes of Christmas. 4 to Start.
DECORATING CHALLENGE: In 90 minutes Create a North Pole Super heroes and a Super Villain.
PLAYERS (4)
1. VEE ANDEXLER Home Bakery Owner -------------------
Making a Narwhal & Villian - Walrus.
2. JOHANNAH NUNEZ Bakery Owner GEORGIA
- Fairy Snowmother & Evil Snowman
3. JAMIE WONG Home Bakery Owner -------------------
- A heroe Snowman & Repel Toy Teddy Bear
4. DANNY DELGADO Home Bakery Owner PERU
- A Little Girl & Mean Elf, named Mookie.
JUDGING/RESULTS
WINNER: Johannah - won the advantage.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: Build a 3D North Pole super vehicle for the character you made in the previous challenge in 2 1/2 hours using the " macho" ingredients given.
JO'S ADV': get a culinary sheet how to use the ingredients.
VEE: A Train, JAIMIE: A Tank JO: A Helicopter.
JUDGING/RESULTS
THE WINNER IS JOHANNAH - WON THE $10,000 & THE GOLDEN ORNAMENT.
EPISODE #8: Christmas on the Go. 4 to Start.
CHALLENGE: Role of an advertising and Design an ideas for a North Pole Billboards. Design One Big cookie and advertise an unique products. One player will be eliminated and one will given an advantage. 90 minutes.
PLAYERS (4)
1. KYLA COLLINS Home Baker --------------------
- Multi-Use Elf Hat - can has many tool which an elf can use.
2. AMY HICKS Cookie Artist ---------------------
- Gnome Hiring Sign
3. JOSSIE LUKACIK Baking School Owner -------------------
- Sugar Plum Jam Company
4. NELSON MARTINEZ Home Baker --------------------
- Christmas Light Service.
JUDGING/RESULT
WINNER: Jossie - won the advantage.
ELIMINATED: Amy - didn't work fast enough.
DISPLAY CHALLENGE: The Polar Express, the movie.
- Use it as a inspiration to create a Holiday train filled with cookies, connect 3 cars, including the engine. INGREDIENT TO CHOOSE FROM: Chocolate Coated Candy, Caramels, Cookie Butter, & Hazelnuts Spread in 4 hours.
JOSSIE'S ADVANTAGE: get to pick FIRST of the ingredients.
THE WINNER IS: JOSSIE.
