It's time to create your best cookies!

As Newnan-Coweta Magazine gears up for its fifth annual Bake Your Best Christmas Cookie Contest, we're adding a third category – just for kids!

In recent years, several children have entered the annual contest, so we thought it appropriate to celebrate the contest's fifth anniversary by adding a category for the younger bakers.

Along with our usual categories of Traditional Cookies and Decorated Cookies, the new category will focus on Cookies By Kids. All children ages 12 and under are invited to bake and enter their favorite homemade cookies, which may be decorated treats or traditional holiday fare.

The annual Christmas Cookie Contest takes place in September with winners announced and their recipes featured in our November-December 2022 Holiday issue.  

Submit your best cookie and its recipe to compete for prizes. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded in each category after a panel of independent judges rates cookies on taste and appearance. A Grand Prize winner will be chosen from the three first place winners. All winners will receive a holiday gift basket with goodies from our generous sponsors.

Contest entrants must submit six to 12 cookies and the recipe in order to qualify for judging. With your recipe, include your name, telephone number, and name of the category you're entering: Traditional Cookies, Decorated Cookies, or Cookies by Kids.

All entries must be delivered to Newnan-Coweta Magazine’s office at The Newnan Times-Herald at 16 Jefferson Street, Newnan, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, or between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 16. Judging will take place on the afternoon of Sept. 16 with winners contacted the following week.