NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Colorful Christmas
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/17/2018
Traditional Christmas colors are red and green, but festive foodies have been lighting up social media with hip ombre hues, too. For the decorating challenge, host Eddie Jackson asks five trendy cookie makers to create cookies that feature at least four shades of a color. Judges Ree Drummond, Jordan Pilarski and Gesine Prado determine which three bakers have the color palette and palate worthy of moving on to the display challenge, when the remaining competitors make the workshop glow with 3-D cookie creations that actually light up! They must incorporate invigorating ingredients like coffee, chai or matcha tea, and the cookie maker that shines the brightest becomes a Christmas Cookie champion.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votesLoading...
#2 - Homemade Holidays
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/4/2019
Eddie Jackson cherishes homemade gifts that come from the heart, so he asks five of the top cookie makers to create cookies that look like handcrafted gifts. Judges Matt Adlard, Ree Drummond and Brandi Milloy pick their favorite homespun creation. Then the competitors have to create complex cookie garlands worthy of stringing up in front of the fireplace, and they fire up their cookies with smoky ingredients like paprika, smoked almonds, Gouda and scotch. When the smoke clears, one cookie maker is left standing with the $10,000 prize.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votesLoading...
#3 - Merry Christmas Makeover
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2019
Eddie Jackson wishes five festive cookie makers a very Merry "Fit-mas" because Ol' St. Nick has put the entire North Pole on a strict fitness regimen. The competitors have to decorate cookies showing beloved characters from the North Pole getting fit, and judges Matt Adlard, Ree Drummond and Brandi Milloy decide which cookie makers shape up and which ones ship out. Then it's time for a much bigger makeover as the bakers redesign and reconstruct Santa's house using only cookies. They also have to infuse their sugary shacks with innovative ingredients like tahini, avocado, olive oil and almond butter. It's a remodeling race to the finish with the $10,000 prize awaiting the most adept cookie architect.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votesLoading...
#4 - Returning Champs
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2021
Five former Christmas Cookie Challenge champions return to the workshop for another round of competition, and hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson have devised their toughest cookie tasks for the occasion. First, the cookie makers have to create an entire Christmas village puzzle out of six perfectly interlocking cookies. Then they craft the tallest cookie displays ever seen, making massive Christmas mantels complete with realistic fireplaces. The heat is on as they infuse their cookies with warm spices like coriander, cloves, chile powder and paprika, but only one champion will win for the second time and claim the "Best of the Best" title.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votesLoading...
#5 - Self-Portraits
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 11/11/2021
Five fantastic cookie makers recreate the feel of a cup of hot cocoa on a frosty Christmas morn by crafting holiday mugs out of cookies! Then, hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson turn the workshop into a merry art museum as they ask the cookiers to create cookie self-portraits. To give their artwork an extra splash of color, they have to incorporate vibrant ingredients like beets, butterfly pea tea or saffron. One cookie Caravaggio earns some serious "Monet" -- the $10,000 prize!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votesLoading...
#6 - A Very Retro Christmas
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/2021
Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson are feeling nostalgic as five top cookie makers create Christmas cookies that reflect decades past. Then, the merry trip down memory lane continues as the cookiers craft 3-D edible snow globes with 360-degree shine. They draw flavor inspiration from globe-shaped ingredients like blood oranges, golden berries and grapes, and the most-dazzling dome earns one competitor the $10,000 prize!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votesLoading...
#7 - Tsunami Cookies
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/16/2021
Christmas wreaths are a beloved holiday tradition, so five merry cookie makers put their sweet spin on the classic decorations that spread love all the way around. Then, hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson kick-start a new tradition with a Christmas "pull-me-up" display challenge. In a thrilling sight, the cookie makers release a tsunami of icing that completely transforms their towering displays, and one lucky cookier rides the tidal wave of icing all the way to the $10,000 prize.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votesLoading...
#8 - Christmas Movies
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 12/21/2023
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Christmas on the North Pole Farm
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 11/7/2024
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votesLoading...
#10 - North Pole Town Square
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 11/14/2024
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votesLoading...
#11 - Gingerbread Experts
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/2024
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/108 votesLoading...
#12 - Mr. and Mrs. Claus
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2018
Everyone knows how Santa Claus spends Christmas Eve, but for this decorating challenge, host Eddie Jackson asks five talented cookie makers to imagine what Christmas Eve looks like for Mrs. Claus. Judges Stephanie Boswell, Ree Drummond and Molly Yeh know that Santa's better half deserves the very best, so only the top three move on to the display challenge, where they have to craft gorgeous fireplace mantels out of cookies with ingredients like Brazil nuts, hazelnuts or macadamia nuts. It's one tough nut to crack, but one cookie maker's fireplace scene will outshine the rest for a $10,000 prize.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1011 votesLoading...
#13 - Santa's Sweet Spot
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/2017
Host Eddie Jackson thinks it's time Santa's hard-working elves get some love, too, so for the decorating round, the five talented cookie makers must make one super-sized decorated cookie for Santa plus some tiny decorated cookies for the little guys. Judges Kimberly Bailey, Damiano Carrara and Ree Drummond whip out their magnifying glasses to see which three bakers decorate best no matter the size and which two are headed home. Then, for the display round and with $10,000 on the line, the remaining cookie makers must bring a winter wonderland scene to life using cookies to create a 3D tableau.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/108 votesLoading...
#14 - Cookie Pairings
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2017
As host Eddie Jackson explains, there's nothing cozier on a cold winter's day than cuddling up with a cup of coffee, cider, eggnog or cocoa. For the decorating round, five fantastic cookie makers must take inspiration from one of those classic winter warmers to create marvelous cookie mug toppers and decadent cookie dunkers. Judges James Briscione, Ree Drummond and Jordan Pilarski select which three bakers will slide into the second round and which two will slip out of the competition. The party continues in the display round as the final three each prepare an entirely edible cookie platter, complete with edible shot glasses! After this one's done, only one happy cookie master will party hearty with the $10,000 prize.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/106 votesLoading...
#15 - Crafty Christmas
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/2022
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1011 votesLoading...#16 - A Very Gingerbread Puppet Show
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2023
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/106 votesLoading...
#17 - Christmas Comes in All Sizes
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2018
Host Eddie Jackson loves traditional nesting dolls because they're the kind of Christmas gift that keeps on giving. So for this decorating challenge, he asks five of America's finest cookie makers to whip up six cookies of the same design that get progressively smaller. It's a tall order for judges Stephanie Boswell, Ree Drummond and Molly Yeh to decide which two cookie makers come up short in the first round. The task gets even tougher in the display challenge as the three remaining cookie makers must craft a Christmas village completely out of cookies. It's mayhem on Main Street as the bakers compete with $10,000 on the line.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/109 votesLoading...
#18 - Can You Crack This One?
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/9/2020
Five talented cookie makers create interchangeable mix-and-match Christmas character cookies. Then the cookie workshop comes alive with the sound of music as the bakers craft 3-D cookie displays inspired by holiday music. They must incorporate ingredients that evoke classic Christmas songs, like pears, figs and chestnuts, into their cookie compositions. Guest judge Gesine Prado joins hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson to decide which Christmas music cookie display hits the high notes, and when the final curtain drops, one cookie maker will be singing a sweet tune with the $10,000 prize.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/107 votesLoading...
#19 - Christmas Cookie Games
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2021
It's all fun and games in the workshop as five of the most-talented cookie makers around play a game of Christmas opposites by flipping the cookie script on classic Christmas designs. Then the games continue as hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson ask for edible 3-D board games that they can actually play ... and then eat! Holiday cocktails go perfect with game night, so the bakers must incorporate boozy flavors into their cookies, too. One cookie gamer leaves with the ultimate party favor -- $10,000!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/108 votesLoading...
#20 - Present for Santa Claus
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/2021
Santa always delivers the perfect gift -- but what do you get for the man who has everything? Five festive cookie makers use their imaginations to decorate cookies that feature the perfect present for ol' Saint Nick. Then, the cookiers fashion the ultimate Christmas party-starter: life-size ugly Christmas sweaters! To make sure that these massive cookie displays are monstrous inside and out, they have to use funny-looking fruits to flavor their cookies. Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson decide which competitor rules the runway and earns $10,000.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/108 votesLoading...
#21 - Christmas Couples
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/2022
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/107 votesLoading...
#22 - Our Better Angels
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2022
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/108 votesLoading...
#23 - Christmas Illusions
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/2020
Five talented cookie makers are tasked with creating Christmas cross-stitch cookies. Then the crafting continues as the bakers combine the beauty of a wreath with the fun of a Christmas character in one massive, 3-D cookie display.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/106 votesLoading...
#24 - Colors of Christmas
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/2019
Five creative cookie makers are dreaming of a white Christmas as Eddie Jackson challenges them to decorate cookies using only detail, texture and relief. Judges Ree Drummond, Dwayne Ingraham and Gesine Prado decide which colorless cookies stand apart from the rest. Then the bakers let loose with an explosion of color as they create cookie tarts with layer upon layer of giant cookies and luscious cream. They also brighten up their cookie displays with vibrant ingredients like pomegranates, red currants, kiwis and matcha in the hope of walking away with the grand prize of $10,000
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/107 votesLoading...
#25 - Christmas Roots
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2022
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of Christmas Cookie Challenge
Every episode of Christmas Cookie Challenge ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Christmas Cookie Challenge!
Holiday cookies are more than mere sweets: they are gifts, mementos of childhood, and most certainly made with pride. In this Christmas Cookie Challenge hosted...
Genre:Reality
Network:Food Network
Worst Episodes Summary
"Colorful Christmas" is the worst rated episode of "Christmas Cookie Challenge". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/17/2018. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Homemade Holidays".