Ree Drummond stuffs bagel dough with ham and cheese and tops with everything bagel blend, and then she shares how to cook, freeze and store them so they can be reheated later for an easy breakfast or snack.
Our favorite Christmas traditions go way back, and now five of the best cookie makers take it way, waaaaay back with holiday cookies from when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson decide which competitor is left in the past before challenging the bakers to craft 3D cookie vehicles for getting around the North Pole. Balloons, boats and scooters will be part of Santa's new fleet for beating the sleet, fueled with tasty soda pop flavors like orange, grape, black cherry and birch beer. One lucky cookie maker’s magical ride will end with the $10,000 prize and the title of Christmas Cookie Champion.
Host Eddie Jackson brings down his box of Christmas cookie cutters from the attic only to realize that it's actually his Halloween box! Now, five gifted cookie makers must hack the Halloween cutters into classic Christmas cookies. Judges Ree Drummond, Jordan Pilarski and Gesine Prado decide which cookies are frightfully festive and which are just frightful. After Halloween, there's no better way to count down the days to Christmas than with an advent calendar, so the talented bakers race against the clock to bake, decorate and assemble cookie calendars with surprises hidden behind each day. The best calendar earns one cookie maker a date with destiny and a $10,000 grand prize.
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.
Riding around in a vintage sleigh, Santa has rocked the same style forever, and host Eddie Jackson thinks that it's time for a total makeover. For the decorating challenge, five of the cleverest cookie makers design two different cookies: one showcasing Santa's new outfit and another featuring his new ride. It's up to judges Vivian Chan, Ree Drummond and Gesine Prado to decide which cookies are fashion forward and which are just fashion fails. In the display challenge, the three remaining cookie makers must craft cookie picture frames for their cherished family photos. Every picture tells a story, and this one ends with the winning cookie maker taking home $10,000.
Ree Drummond makes her Mean Green Pasta Casserole with arugula, spinach and mint blended into a cheesy sauce for a friend who is about to have a baby, since it can be frozen and then re-heated after the baby arrives.
Eddie Jackson, Ree Drummond and the judges of Christmas Cookie Challenge play a holiday-themed game of Sometimes, Always, Never. Five of the country's best cookie makers put their decorating skills to the test as they tackle two tough challenges.
Eddie Jackson, Ree Drummond and the judges of Christmas Cookie Challenge play a holiday-themed game with a grab box. Five of the country's best cookie makers put their decorating and display skills to the test as they tackle two tough challenges.
Earthlings aren't the only ones having holiday fun as hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson ask four far-out bakers to decorate cookies that reveal what Christmas is like on other planets. After this mission is completed, one cookie maker will be eliminated, while the one with the best designs will receive an astronomical advantage. In the final round, the three remaining cookie makers craft festive rocket ships worthy of taking Santa to the stars, and they'll have to incorporate freeze-dried astronaut foods like corn, jalapeños, sweet potatoes and cranberries into their interstellar cookie displays. One cookie maker will feel over the moon after winning $10,000 and the oh-so-stellar Golden Ornament.