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!
Duff Goldman and his team take on cake maker Ashley Holt and her teammates Inae Tirado and Monika Stout. The teams are challenged to make cakes inspired by their best meal ever and featuring hyperrealistic food. Both Duff and Ashley pull from personal memories to create truly awe-inspiring cakes. Deciding which cake is worthy of $10,000 and eligible for the grand prize is up to judges Amaury Guichon, Sherry Yard and Jacques Torres.