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Nutcracker sweets

After careful sifting, we compiled a list of 22 recipes that made it into the testing phase. The 17 judges got busy baking and gathered, milk glasses in hand, around a table covered with cookies and began tasting and talking until we had selected a winner and five finalists.

November 30, 2007 at 11:46PM
Steve Rice ¥ srice@startribune.comMinneapolis, 11/8/2007 - Eileen Troxel, won the holiday cookie contest with an Orange-Chocolate Cookie and sits in front of the candy land Nutcracker display at the Minneapolis downtown Macy's.
Eileen Troxel won the holiday cookie contest with an Orange-Chocolate Cookie and sits in front of the candy land Nutcracker display at the Minneapolis downtown Macy's. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Putting together our fifth annual holiday cookie contest proved to be a real numbers game. We received 262 wonderful submissions, including what appeared to be an entire classroom from Cambridge (Minn.) Middle School.
After careful sifting, we compiled a list of 22 recipes that made it into the testing phase. The 17 judges got busy baking and gathered, milk glasses in hand, around a table covered with cookies and began tasting and talking until we had selected a winner and five finalists.
Thanks to all who sent submissions, and remember: There are only 336 baking days until our next contest deadline.
<p class="contact">Rick Nelson • <a href='mailto:rdnelson@startribune.com'>rdnelson@startribune.com</a>

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