Amateur Sugar Cookie Competition

1st Place - Christopher Pagan

White Chocolate Pistachio Strawberry Cookie

Download the recipe

2nd Place - Chelsey Torres

Chelsey's Cherry Drop Sugar Cookies

3rd Place - Deena Stovall

Cream Wafers

* Registration is full - please RSVP to attend the FREE demonstration

Saturday, September 6, 2008
Whole Foods

1101 S. Canal St.

Chicago, IL  60607

Calling all baking enthusiasts; we are looking for a maximum of thirty bakers to enter the 1st annual Amateur Sugar Cookie Competition held at Whole Foods Saturday September 6th.

Give us a sampling of your tasty cookies and have a chance to win some marvelous prizes, details below.

Everyone is welcome to attend the demonstration!

(only the first 30 entries will be accepted for the competition)

12:30 pm

Contestants can begin to arrive with cookies

1:00 pm Entries must be set up for judging
1:15 - 2:15 pm

Demonstration (all are welcome)  by Chef Laura Ragano of The French Pastry School

Judging begins

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Networking and Social hour

Refreshments provided by Whole Foods, Nespresso and Nestle

3:30 pm Results are announced

 

RSVP to attend please email info@pastrychicago.org.

Rules and Regulations:

  • Contestants must submit 50 cookies for judging and 10 cookies for display
  • Cookie recipes must be submitted with the cookies
  • No baking is done on premises
  • All contestants must use but are not limited to the following ingredients:  Nielsen Massey Vanilla, Plugrá European-Style Butter, King Arthur Flour, Callebaut Chocolate
  • Each entry must be solely the work of the entrant
  • Cookies must be at least 1.5" in diameter and no larger than 8" in diameter
  • All cookies and decorations must be edible
  • Complete Rules and Regulations

Registration Form:

  • Registration is full at this time.  Please RSVP to attend the FREE demonstration

Should you have any questions contact us at:

info@pastrychicago.org

 

Prizes include:

Every Participant will receive a Free French Pastry Experience and Certificate of Participation

Third Prize – Kitchen Aid Mixer

Second Prize – Kitchen Aid Mixer and Thermohauser French Pastry School Professional tool kit

First Prize – Kitchen Aid Mixer, French Pastry School Food Enthusiast Course, French Pastry School Chef Jacket and Thermohauser French Pastry School professional pastry tool kit

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