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.
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!
Five cookie makers make Christmas colors swirl by taking on the tie-dye cookie trend. Then, seeing is believing as they decorate cookies that look just like savory holiday appetizers. To cement the illusion, they have to use classic crudite ingredients like carrots, broccoli and cherry tomatoes in their cookie displays. Guest judge Gesine Prado joins hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson to take a closer look at the Christmas cookie imposter platters and award one cookie artist the $10,000 prize.
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.
Host Eddie Jackson asks four of America's most talented cookie makers to imagine wintry Christmas window views and then put what they see on a cookie! Judges Damiano Carrara, Ree Drummond and Jamika Pessoa peer through those cookie windows to see which ones are pristine and which three bakers advance. In the display round, the remaining cookie masters represent their favorite Christmas Eve tradition in 3D cookie form, and one competitor will have the best Christmas ever when they win the $10,000 prize.
Host Eddie Jackson challenges five of America's cleverest cookie makers to create their own custom Santa cookie shapes without the use of cookie cutters! Judges James Briscione, Ree Drummond and Joy "The Baker" Wilson step in to decide who succeeds and who just makes "Bad Santas." In the display round, the three remaining bakers have to get even more crafty by creating a Christmas wreath using only cookies. When the flour settles, only one baker's wreath will earn $10,000 of holiday green.
Ree Drummond and her family are mourning the loss of Ladd's mother so she begins preparing lunch while the family works on tidying the ranch cemetery. There's a build-your-own BLT Bar -- Nan's all-time favorite where the 'T' is an Heirloom Tomato -- Watermelon Salad with feta, Homemade Mayo and Quick Pickles just like Nan's mom taught her how to make. On the side, there's a Skillet Corn Casserole made from Nan's classic recipe and Nan's Blackberry Cobbler is for dessert.
Ree Drummond's serving up all different types of eggs for breakfast. There's Eggs Benedict and then a fiery version of the classic, Steak and Eggs Benedict with Spicy Hollandaise. She's making the Best Scrambled Eggs Ever, Pioneer-style, and whipping up Cornmeal Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup. Then, some five-ingredient marvels with Eggs in Tomatoes and Spicy Eggs on Toast, and with just two ingredients is Ladd's favorite, Egg-in-a-Hole. Finally, omelets are the star in Cowboy Breakfast Sandwiches.
Ree Drummond adds teriyaki, ginger and sriracha to ground beef for her Caribbean burgers, and she tops the patties with avocado and mango for a combination that's both spicy and sweet.
Eddie Jackson, Ree Drummond, and the judges of Christmas Cookie Challenge test their Christmas trinket expertise by blindly feeling their way around a mystery box filled with symbols of the holiday.