Christmas Cookie Challenge

Season 7

TV-G

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 by Jonathan Bennett, five confident and daring bakers compete to prove their holiday cookie-making skills. Tough-love judges Duff Goldman, Damaris Phillips, and Sherry Yard are on hand to crown the holiday cookie master, who will go home with a $10,000 prize!

Where to Watch Season 7

8 Episodes

A Very Gingerbread Puppet Show
E1
A Very Gingerbread Puppet ShowRee Drummond and Eddie Jackson host a dramatic opening night in the Christmas cookie playhouse, where four gingerbread masters craft cookie stick puppets; the bakers also build grand gingerbread puppet theaters to perform a play.
Redemption
E2
RedemptionIt's redemption day as Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson welcome back cookie makers who came up just short of winning. They'll decorate cookies that call back to forgotten Christmas traditions and reveal what makes them tick with grandfather clocks.
Teams of Champions
E3
Teams of ChampionsRee Drummond and Eddie Jackson welcome back eight former champions to prove who is the best of the best. In teams of two, the bakers weave magic to create Christmas cookie quilts and construct gigantic stadiums worthy of the finest North Pole games.
Elf the Movie 20th Anniversary
E4
Elf the Movie 20th AnniversaryWhen 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.
Out-Of-This-World Christmas
E5
Out-Of-This-World ChristmasFour bakers make galactic Christmas cookies. The best designer wins a prize. The rest build edible rocket ships with freeze-dried foods for an interstellar Santa. The winner gets $10,000 and a Golden Ornament.
Christmas On The Road
E6
Christmas On The RoadOld-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.
A Very Country Christmas
E7
A Very Country ChristmasFour cookie artisans compete to create the best cowboy-themed Christmas cookies. The winner gains an advantage in round two, where they craft cookie jars with country dessert flavors. The best overall baker wins a cash prize.
Christmas Movies
E8
Christmas MoviesHosts challenge cookie makers to create movie poster cookies. One sent home, and one gains advantage. Remaining makers create vintage TV cookies showing favorite scenes from a beloved holiday film, incorporating snacks.