Christmas Cookie Challenge

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  E1Christmas on the North Pole Farm

  Nov 7, 2024

  It's a real barn burner in the workshop as hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson ask four countrified cookie makers to share how farm animals hoedown for the holidays at the North Pole. After this challenge, one farmhand will have to pick up sticks, while the one with the best Christmas critter cookie designs will rustle up an advantage for the next round. Then, it's time to bring in the holiday harvest as the cookie makers tinsel up festive-looking 3D Christmas tractors. They'll have to include a farm-fresh herb in their cookies: thyme, basil, lavender or tarragon.  The cookie maker who crafts the most festive tractor will reap $10,000 and the Golden Ornament. 

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  E2North Pole Town Square

  Nov 14, 2024

  Ho-Ho-Hike! When the weather turns icy, the magical folks who live at the North Pole love gathering together to play winter sports. Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson ask four competitive cookie makers to tackle making two winter sports cookies. One cookie maker will suffer the agony of defeat, while another will advance with an advantage for the next round. After a big game, the merry residents of the North Pole gather in the town's gazebo to socialize, so the cookie makers craft their own towering 10-foot tall Christmas gazebos complete with classic pitched roofs. Their cookies will have to incorporate comforting drinks perfect for sipping at social occasions, like peppermint mocha, pumpkin spice, chai or apple cider. The cookie maker who creates the gazebo most worthy of the North Pole's town square will paint the town red with $10,000 and the Golden Ornament. 

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  E3Gingerbread Experts

  Nov 21, 2024

  Every year, the holiday spirit twinkles to life with the opening of Christmas markets all around the world. Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson challenge four of the finest gingerbreaders to create their own massive North Pole Christmas market displays out of gingerbread. There'll be a treasure trove of edible ice-skating rinks, snowball slides, hot cocoa stalls, sugar angels and more. These gingerbread geniuses will have to overcome a mid-round twist and pick one festive fruit from the produce cart to incorporate into their cookies: apples, pears, black berries or blood oranges. The gingerbreader who crafts the most merry monumental market of all will close up shop with $10,000 and the Golden Ornament. 

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  E4Finding Santa

  Nov 25, 2024

  Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson invite four clever cookie makers into the workshop to put their spins on the North Pole's favorite interactive puzzle game, "Where's Santa?" Ree and Eddie bust out their magnifying glasses to find Santa among all the distractions and red herrings on these richly detailed decorated cookies. The cookie maker who hides Santa in plain sight will be finding the exit, while Ree and Eddie will reveal an advantage in the next round for this stealthy challenge winner. For their final challenge, the remaining three cookie makers create delectable 3D cookie displays showing Santa's favorite North Pole spots, like his beloved burger joint. They'll have to include some of Santa's favorite burger toppings in their cookies: bacon, pineapple rings, mustard or cheddar.  Whoever creates the most spectacular versions of Santa's stomping grounds will sleighride home with $10,000 and the Golden Ornament. 

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  E5Christmas Feast

  Nov 28, 2024

  After a night of delivering presents, Santa arrives back at the North Pole with a big appetite. Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson ask four talented cookie makers to whip up "imposter" cookies that look just like dishes fit for the most magnificent North Pole Christmas dinner. The cookier who delivers the most disappointing dish will be left on the chopping block, while the master cookie chef will gain an advantage for the next round. Then, it's time for dessert as the cookie makers tackle the sweetest new social media trend -- Christmas cookie pies! To make these cookie pies truly decadent and delicious, they'll incorporate chocolate chips. When the last lavishly decorated slice of pie is served, one cookie maker will walk away with $10,000 and the Golden Ornament.

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  E6Santa's Seaside Holiday

  Dec 5, 2024

  Santa and Mrs. Claus are enjoying a yuletide seaside vacation, where the mermaids make merry, and the sharks stuff their stockings with care. Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson invite four seaworthy cookie makers to reveal how sea creatures celebrate the season. The cookie maker who flounders will wash out of the workshop, while one cookie maker will reel in an advantage for the next challenge. Then, it's more festive fun in the sun as the cookie makers build 3D Christmas sandcastles, complete with crushed cookie sand. To give their cookies a taste of the tropics, they'll have to use papaya, mangoes, coconuts or guava. The cookie maker who crafts the jolliest Christmas sandcastle will swell with pride as they win $10,000 and the Golden Ornament.

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  E7Superheroes of Christmas

  Dec 12, 2024

  Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson welcoming four superpowered cookie makers into the workshop! They'll have to create cookies featuring Christmassy caped crusaders worthy of protecting the North Pole from dastardly villains. The cookie maker with the weakest creations will have to leave the Fortress of Cookie-tude, while the North Pole's newest cookie champion will win a supersized advantage for the next round. Then, the streets of the North Pole rumble as the cookie makers create outlandish vehicles for their superheroes and villains to steer. They'll use superfoods like açaí puree, pomegranate juice, turmeric or matcha as secret weapons in their cookies. One cookie maker will learn the ultimate comic book lesson -- with great cookie power comes great responsibility ... along with $10,000 and the Golden Ornament, of course!

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  E8Christmas On The GoFinale

  Dec 19, 2024

  Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson rev their engines and ask four of the finest cookie makers in the land to create cookie billboards hawking holiday goods along the North Pole's frozen highways. One cookie maker will be eliminated, but the one who best gets their message across will win an advantage for the next challenge. For their final challenge, the remaining three cookie makers celebrate the beloved Christmas movie, The Polar Express. They'll draw inspiration from the festive film as they create their own edible trains hauling that most precious of cargoes -- scrumptious Christmas cookies! One cookie conductor will reach the end of the line with $10,000 and the Golden Ornament. 

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  E1A Very Gingerbread Puppet Show

  Nov 2, 2023· 42m

  Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson are hosting a dramatic opening night in the Christmas cookie playhouse, where four gingerbread masters craft cookie stick puppets. As one puppet master receives a standing ovation and an advantage in the next round, another baker is sent into the wings. The remaining three cookie makers then build grand gingerbread puppet theaters and perform a play for Ree and Eddie! Their massive stick puppet theaters will have to incorporate classic lollipop flavors like orange cream, butterscotch, root beer, cinnamon or espresso. The gingerbreader who receives the biggest applause will win $10,000 and the Golden Ornament.

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  E2Redemption

  Nov 9, 2023· 42m

  It's redemption day in the workshop as hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson welcome back cookie makers who came up just short of winning their first time around. They'll decorate cookies that call back to forgotten Christmas traditions and characters using a classic cookie that's hard to master -- snickerdoodle! Two cookie makers will experience the ultimate heartbreak, while one will gain an advantage for the second round. The three remaining cookie makers reveal what makes them tick as they construct massive 360-degree Christmas grandfather clocks featuring timely ingredients like instant coffee, instant pudding mix, sloe gin and thyme. The cookie maker who makes the most titanic timepiece will earn redemption and a $10,000 prize.

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  E3Teams of Champions

  Nov 16, 2023· 42m

  Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson welcome back eight former Christmas Cookie Challenge champions into the workshop to prove who is the best of the best. This time, the cookie makers are facing challenges so merrily massive, they'll be put into teams of two. First, the bakers must weave magic as they create Christmas cookie quilts. One team will have the rug pulled out from underneath them as they're eliminated, while the best quilting team gains an advantage for the next round. Then, the three remaining teams construct gigantic stadiums worthy of the finest North Pole games that also incorporate ingredients perfect for watching a snow bowl: eggnog, hot chocolate, apple cider or mulled wine. The team with the most spectacular stadium will score $10,000 and the right to lift the Best of the Best trophy.

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  E4Elf the Movie 20th Anniversary

  Nov 23, 2023· 42m

  When Christmas rolls around, it's time to enjoy Warner Brothers' classic Christmas movie "Elf." Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson challenge four of the finest cookie makers around to get inspired by "the seven levels of the candy cane forest" and "the sea of swirly-twirly gumdrops" to create cookies that show the parts of Buddy's journey not featured in the movie. When it's over, one "cotton-headed ninny muggin" will be sent home for the holidays, while the one who decorates the most fantastical journey will win an advantage for the next round. Then, the three remaining cookie makers cobble together 3D pop-up cookie book displays showing their favorite scene from "Elf." Their magical displays will have to incorporate ingredients from Buddy the Elf's favorite meal: maple syrup, chocolate syrup, candy-coated chocolates, chocolate breakfast pastries or cooked spaghetti. One talented son of a nutcracker will win $10,000 and the coveted Golden Ornament.

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  E5Out-Of-This-World Christmas

  Nov 30, 2023· 42m

  Earthlings aren't the only ones having holiday fun as hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson ask four far-out bakers to decorate cookies that reveal what Christmas is like on other planets. After this mission is completed, one cookie maker will be eliminated, while the one with the best designs will receive an astronomical advantage. In the final round, the three remaining cookie makers craft festive rocket ships worthy of taking Santa to the stars, and they'll have to incorporate freeze-dried astronaut foods like corn, jalapeños, sweet potatoes and cranberries into their interstellar cookie displays. One cookie maker will feel over the moon after winning $10,000 and the oh-so-stellar Golden Ornament.

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  E6Christmas On The Road

  Dec 7, 2023· 42m

  Old-school picture postcards are making a comeback as a fun way to share the magic of Christmastime vacations with loved ones back home, so hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson challenge four festive cookie makers to create two-sided Christmas postcards. One cookie maker will have their postcard stamped "return to sender," while the cookie maker who best pushes the envelope will win an advantage for the next round. Then, the merry trip continues as the three remaining cookie makers craft 360-degree Christmas camper vans while incorporate outdoorsy favorites like granola bars, fruit leather, almond butter packets or instant oatmeal. The cookie maker who makes the coolest camper will scamper home with $10,000 and the Golden Ornament.

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  E7A Very Country Christmas

  Dec 14, 2023· 42m

  As hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson know, Christmas in the country is just different than anywhere else, so they task four countrified cookie makers with creating two different cowboy Christmas designs. After they're done, one cookie maker will have to leave the ranch while the cookie maker who "cowboys up" the best batch will gain an advantage for the next round. Then, the three remaining bakers create cookie versions of ceramic farmhouse cookie jars that must be fully functional while their displays incorporate country desserts like sweet potato pie, peach cobbler, pecan pie or pineapple upside down cake. One cowpoke cookie maker will ride off into the sunset with $10,000 and the Golden Ornament.

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  E8Christmas MoviesFinale

  Dec 21, 2023· 42m

  The holidays are the best time of year to get comfy on the couch and watch some classic Christmas movies, so hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson challenge four of the best cookie makers around to dream up a movie of their own and decorate a cookie poster for it. The one who creates a "box-office flop" will be sent home for the holidays, while the one who creates cinematic magic will gain an advantage for the next round. The three remaining cookie makers take inspiration from one of the most beloved holiday movies of all time, "A Christmas Story," to create a vintage TV showing their favorite scene from the film. For this merry movie night, they'll have to use some popular snacks in their displays like popcorn, chocolate covered raisins, potato chips or chocolate-covered pretzels. The cookie maker who makes this sweet holiday classic even sweeter will win $10,000 and the "fra-gee-lay" Golden Ornament!

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  E1Christmas Couples

  Nov 6, 2022· 45m

  For the first time ever on Christmas Cookie Challenge, hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson invite four couples to compete in the workshop! First, the lovebirds have to create two personalized Christmas gift tags -- one for each of them. After one couple is eliminated, the remaining pairs construct a fortress fit to withstand a spirited snowball fight along with a ready pile of "snowballs." One loving couple will leave happily ever after with the $10,000 prize and the title of Christmas Cookie Champions.

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  E2Gingerbread Parties and Downtown North Pole

  Nov 13, 2022· 45m

  The gingerbread men are having a North Pole party, and it's up to five festive cookie makers to come up with their cookie costumes. After hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson separate the haute from the not, the four remaining bakers channel their inner architect by constructing cookie versions of Downtown North Pole. Since everyone up in the land of Christmas eats nothing but candy, they'll have to incorporate some sweets into their dough. One cookie maker will be the talk of the town after winning the $10,000 prize and the title of Christmas Cookie Champion.

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  E3Crafty Christmas

  Nov 20, 2022· 45m

  Christmas is the perfect time for no-strings-attached gift giving, but hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson have five incredible cookie makers adding a lot of strings as they take on a new trend in DIY Christmas decor -- string art! The joyous journey continues as the carnival comes to town, and the remaining bakers construct Christmas cookie carousels that'd make the perfect spinning centerpiece. To capture the essence of a carnival, they'll incorporate traditional circus foods into their cookies, like kettle corn, peanuts, caramel apples and churros. One talented cookie maker will take home $10,000 and the title of Christmas Cookie Champion!

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  E4Christmas Roots

  Nov 27, 2022· 45m

  Five crafty cookie makers turn back the clock with their own interpretation of a young Santa and Mrs. Claus before hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson decide which designs stand the test of time. Then, the bakers reach deep into the roots of Christmas by building cookie greenhouses with edible windows where Christmas trees can grow and thrive. Their gorgeous greenhouses will be infused with fresh herbs, including basil, rosemary, tarragon, and sage. The cookie maker who constructs the grandest greenhouse will earn some serious green with the $10,000 prize and the title of Christmas Cookie Champion.

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  E5Our Better Angels

  Dec 4, 2022· 45m

  Five talented cookie makers reveal who's on Santa's list by creating one cookie that shows someone doing a good deed and another with someone being naughty! Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson decide who ends up on Santa's good side and which naughty cookie-maker goes home. In round two, the cookiers create the nicest displays of all -- cookie angel figurines. They'll have to use good spirits in their festive figurines, like cinnamon schnapps, mezcal, honey liqueur and white chocolate liqueur.

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  E6Christmas Then And Now

  Dec 11, 2022· 45m

  Our favorite Christmas traditions go way back, and now five of the best cookie makers take it way, waaaaay back with holiday cookies from when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson decide which competitor is left in the past before challenging the bakers to craft 3D cookie vehicles for getting around the North Pole. Balloons, boats and scooters will be part of Santa's new fleet for beating the sleet, fueled with tasty soda pop flavors like orange, grape, black cherry and birch beer.

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  E7Wacky Christmas

  Dec 18, 2022· 45m

  Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson ask five merry cookie makers to combine cookies and comics into an edible comic strip. The big laughs lead to an even bigger challenge as the cookiers create larger-than-life ornaments made entirely out of cookies! Their designs may be big, but the bakers will have to incorporate extra-small ingredients like sesame seeds, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds into their displays. The cookie maker who makes the most extraordinary, extra-large ornament will win the $10,000 prize and the title of Christmas Cookie Champion.

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  E8Christmas Behind the Scenes

  Dec 18, 2022· 45m

  We all know what goes on the night before Christmas, and now five fantastic cookie makers take hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson behind the scenes at the North Pole by whipping up cookies that reveal what the heroes of Christmas get up to the day after. Then, the cookie makers share a peek at the place where Santa parks his sleigh -- the rooftop! A location with that kind of action better be durable, so they'll have to lay roof tiles in the form of peanut brittle, peppermint bark, honeycomb candy or English toffee.

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