Cookies, Cookies and a COOKIE BAKE-OFF with PRIZES!!!

Elmo Sugar Cookies were perfect for a 2nd birthday party for our munchkin. They are even more perfect to enter into PARADE's Holiday Cookie Bake-Off!!!

Calling all cookie bakers!  Whip out your whisks and rev up your ovens, because our friends at PARADE Magazine are on the hunt for the very best cookie recipes to compete in their Holiday Cookie Bake-Off! They're seeking the best recipes in the following categories:

Drop & Hand-shaped Cookies

Bar Cookies

Slice & Bake Cookies

Rolled & Cut Cookies

Special Diet Cookies

Prizes:  The highest scoring recipe in each of the five (5) categories will win a KitchenAid® Artisan® Stand Mixer. The overall highest scoring recipe will be awarded the grand prize: a KitchenAid® Dual Fuel Double Oven Range. All winning recipes may be featured right here at Grandparents.com, Parade.com, DashRecipes.com, Kitchenaid.com, and may also be featured in PARADE Magazine!

The deadline for entry is 5:30PM ET on October 25, 2012, so hurry up and submit your recipe!

CLICK HERE for more details and the entry form!

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