With old-school crafts trending in a major way, five talented cookie makers are tasked with creating Christmas cross-stitch cookies. Decorating cookies with lifelike embroidery patterns might just be the most technically difficult cookie challenge yet! 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. Guest judge Jason Smith and hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson decide which Christmas character wreath is worthy of winning the $10,000 prize.
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!
Five of the finest cookie makers around push the envelope when Eddie Jackson calls on them to craft creative Christmas cards out of cookies. Deciding which ones get "returned to sender" are judges Ree Drummond, Gesine Prado and Aarti Sequeira. Then the bakers reach for new heights by building beautiful Christmas tree toppers out of cookies and incorporating classic toppings like mini marshmallows and maraschino cherries. When the luster dust settles, one cookie maker stands alone at the top of the heap with the $10,000 grand prize.
Ree Drummond is cleaning out her kitchen by turning leftovers into amazing dishes. She starts in the pantry with Brown Sugar Buttermilk Waffles with a sensational brown sugar syrup and uses her frozen odds and ends to build a perfect Cheesy Freezer Chicken Pot Pie. Then, the fridge scraps are in the spotlight in a Loaded Egg Salad Sandwich, and a final run through the pantry turns into a Bean and Bacon Soup, a well-earned lunch for Ladd, who's spending the morning moving cattle.
Ree Drummond is sharing a collection of her favorite meals she loves to cook when eating solo. There's juicy Lamb Chops with Mint Sauce and Sauteed Green Beans with Lemon and Blue Cheese, and a Carb Buster Breakfast with poached eggs and delicious veggies is the perfect way to kick start the day. Then, Skirt Steak with Bok Choy is a heavenly dinner for one in a dash, and Mango Chile Chicken is perfectly sweet and spicy. Being home alone never tasted so good.
Ree Drummond makes her lower-carb eggs Benedict by placing perfectly poached eggs on a bed of kale sauteed in bacon grease and garlic, and she tops it with homemade hollandaise sauce.
Ree Drummond adds a drizzle of maple syrup to this savory sausage, egg and cheese wrap. These wraps store well in the freezer for a grab-and-go start to the day.
Ree Drummond uses Calabrian chiles, sundried tomato pesto, basil and Parmesan in this version of her pantry pasta dish, but the key is to experiment with what you have on hand and enjoy!