Local bakers submitted nearly 40 batches of cookies in the 2025 Dayton Daily News Holiday Cookie Contest. The holiday cookie contest returned two years ago after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cut each round into 16 triangles. Roll up, starting at wide part, ending with point. Place, point down, on lightly greased ...

There’s rarely a month that goes by when we aren’t thinking about cookies. And while readers haven’t even baked this year’s ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – There are several special baking contests at the Minnesota State Fair in which bakers can showcase their delectable treats. The winners of one such baking contest, the Gold ...

Labor Day is barely a memory, kids are back in school and Halloween is seven weeks away. This is probably not the most opportune moment to think about the holidays. But it's time to get into that mind ...

The Holiday Cookie Contest at the Rochester Public Market has become a holiday tradition for many Rochester-area bakers; Jim Farr, director of the market estimates that 2025 was roughly its 23rd ...

Like so much else this year, the annual PB Cookie Contest needed to adapt to our current circumstances. What were our options? We wanted to find a way to go forward with the contest, and you'll see ...

Those sleigh bells are ringing, are you listening? We’re diving headfirst into the holiday season, and to get you in that festive mood, the results of our annual holiday cookie contest were announced ...

UPDATE: THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO NOV. 12. The Nov. 10 deadline for the Winston-Salem Journal’s Holiday Cookie Contest is just a week away. And even bakers not entering the contest are ...

Labor Day is barely in the rearview mirror, and Halloween is seven weeks away. It's probably not the most opportune moment to be thinking about holiday baking. But it's time to get into that mind-set, ...

Baking experienced a bit of a renaissance over the pandemic as many folks stayed home for long periods of time, and we’re excited to see our readers show us their skills this year as we mark 26 years ...