LOVELAND, Ohio — The city is calling on home bakers to put their best Christmas sugar cookies to the test, with a cookie contest set to crown winners just ahead of this year’s Tree Lighting Festival.
The City of Loveland is hosting a Christmas Cookie Baking Contest, with entries due by noon Friday, Dec. 4, at Loveland City Hall, 120 W. Loveland Ave., the city said in a social media post.
Entrants are asked to bring homemade Christmas sugar cookies, with creative variations on the classic recipe allowed. Bakers must submit their 10 best-looking cookies in one disposable container for judging, along with a separate container of extra cookies for the public to sample. Both containers should be labeled with the baker’s name on the bottom, according to the contest rules.
Judges will score entries on flavor, decoration, uniqueness, presentation and what organizers are calling “dunkability.” Winners will be announced before the city’s Christmas Tree Lighting Festival on Saturday, Dec. 5, in Historic Downtown Loveland, an event held along the Little Miami Scenic Trail that typically draws crowds for the lighting of the city’s Christmas tree along with live music and food vendors.
Bakers can register for the contest online through the city’s event portal, the city said.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the City of Loveland.