Food: O Come All Ye Cookies

Holiday Cookie Exchange Awards Won at State Fair

Brenda Klyn of Pella claimed the Overall Winner award and a $50 cash award in the O Come All Ye Cookies competition judged Sunday, August 11, at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Contestants were challenged to create at least two types of cookies appropriate for a holiday cookie exchange.

Entries were judged on taste, appearance and creativity.

Additional results follow:

Christmas Cookie Plate

1) Brenda Klyn, Pella

2) Ginny Ray, Des Moines

3) Julie Hering Kent, Oakland

Other Holiday Cookie Plate

1) Amanda Szuch, Ankeny

2) Ginny Ray, Des Moines

3) Brooke Mickelson, Clive

The Iowa State Fair Food Department is the largest of any state fair in the country. There were 140 divisions, 726 classes and over 6,400 entries at this year’s Fair. Food Department judging is held in the Elwell Family Food Center.