Amateur Cookie Contest hosted by Whole Foods

Do you have a student or two who shows promise as a pastry chef and living in the Midwest? Perhaps they should enter the second annual cookie contest and put their skills to the test. The second annual Amateur Cookie Contest will be hosted by Whole Foods, on July 25, 2009. If your student has a a great cookie recipe, encourage them to compete. This year's contest flavor is "Citrus".

Second Annual Amateur Cookie Competition Rules:
* Entries must be submitted by July 17th. Only the first 25 entries will be accepted for the competition.
* Contestants must submit 10 cookies for tasting by the judges.
* Contestants must submit 5 identical cookies for display (these cookies will judged on appearance only - not a full presentation of cookies).
* Display space is limited to a 12" X 12" area on a white plate that will be provided.
* All cookies are submitted at the time of registration, cookies will be displayed for you and presented to the judges for tasting.
* Cookie recipes must be submitted with the cookies for tasting (if no recipe is submitted your cookies will not be judged).
* No baking is done on premises.
* All contestants must use the following ingredients, but are not limited to only these ingredients: Nielsen Massey Vanilla, Plugrá European-Style Butter, King Arthur Flour and a citrus flavor of your choosing (all of these items can be found at your local Whole Foods store).
* Each entry must be solely the work of the entrant.
Cookies must be at least 1.5" in diameter and no larger than 4" in diameter (cookie must fit within a 4" X 4" square).
* All cookies and decorations must be edible.
* Pastry Chicago and Whole Foods are not responsible for any items left behind at the end of this event.
* Please note that this competition is for amateurs only. This excludes professionals working in the pastry industry as well as graduates of pastry or culinary programs.

Registration form is available at:
www.pastrychicago.org/calendar/documents/09PC_090725_CookieComp_regrulesforms.pdf

For information on becoming a participant of the competition or should you have any questions please contact Lindsay Koriath at mailto:info@pastrychicago.org?subject=RSVP, 312.726.2419 ext.208.