We announce the winners of our Chicago-area Christmas cookie contest, just in time for the big day.
We asked our loyal Patch readers to show off their baking prowess this holiday season. We called on the Christmas Cookie Queen, the Host with the Most in Oven Mitts—the ones whose baked goods land them invitations to every holiday party in the neighborhood. During the Great Patch Christmas Cookie Bake-off, we sought out your sweet treats in an attempt to find the best Christmas cookie in the Chicago area. And you did not disappoint. Patch Associate Regional Editors Steven Jack and Lauren Traut took on the daunting task of sampling the cookies and choosing a winner. For the winner, our sponsor and baking supply company Wilton chipped in a $100 gift card for use at their Darien store. FIRST PLACE: Kendra K., (Oak Forest Patch) with her …
Do you craft the most perfect Christmas cookie in town? Do your family and friends drool at the sight of your sugary creations? Enter your cookie in Patch's contest for a chance at a $100 gift card and other sweet prizes.
Do you craft the most perfect Christmas cookie in town? Do your family and friends drool at the sight of your sugary creations? Enter your cookie in Patch's contest for a chance at a $100 gift card and other sweet prizes.
Thank you for your entries. The contest is now closed. We will reveal the winner Monday, Dec. 24. ------------------------------------------------------ Holiday eats just aren't the same without some sweet treats—and you're known to whip up some of the best around. You're the Christmas Cookie Queen, the Host with the Most in Oven Mitts, the guest at the top of everyone's list. Sure, they like your company. But they really love your cookies. Patch wants you to brag about your baking prowess. We're asking readers to submit their fabulous holiday cookies into our Chicago-region contest taking place from Nov. 21 to Dec. 19. Here's how it works. The entries will be judged in a taste test among Patch editors and volunteers. We'll set the time…
Lauren Traut
11:06 am on Monday, December 24, 2012
We're rounding them up now, and provided they're not top secret family recipes, we'll post them in one handy, dandy place here on Patch. Stay tuned! more ›