{"id":168,"date":"2024-12-18T10:48:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T15:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/?p=168"},"modified":"2024-12-18T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T18:06:27","slug":"on-the-scene-cookie-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/on-the-scene-cookie-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Scene: Cookie Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1219\" height=\"1219\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/snowman-truffles-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/snowman-truffles-edited.jpg 1219w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/snowman-truffles-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/snowman-truffles-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/snowman-truffles-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/snowman-truffles-edited-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1219px) 100vw, 1219px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Delicious and delectable were understatements when it came to describing the annual Staff Council&nbsp;Cookie&nbsp;Contest, held in the Julia McWilliams Child \u201834 Campus Center on December 4. Some 150 staff attended the event, which featured 25&nbsp;cookie&nbsp;entries (a record number!) ranging from classic chocolate chip to cranberry pumpkin cheesecake bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A panel of three judges\u2014Chief of Public Safety Jimi Nealy Jr., Provost and Dean of the Faculty Daphne Lamothe, and Dining Services chef&nbsp;Julian Martineau\u2014evaluated the offerings to name one winning recipe. Attendees submitted ballots to choose the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/cookie-contest-judges-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/cookie-contest-judges-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/cookie-contest-judges-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners, who will have their&nbsp;cookies&nbsp;featured at the upcoming Soup and Spuds event on January 22, were:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Judges&#8217; Choice:<\/strong>&nbsp;Allison&nbsp;Racicot&nbsp;with Oreo Truffle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>People&#8217;s Choice:<\/strong>&nbsp;Zach Julius with Ginger Sandwich&nbsp;Cookie&nbsp;with Eggnog Cream Filling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organized by the Staff Council&#8217;s Activities Committee, the event involved the contributions of a dozen council volunteers. &#8220;It was so well attended, amazing on all levels &#8211; right down to the ingredient cards and ballot boxes,&#8221; noted Staff Council Co-chairs Andrea Fernandes and Caroline Bertrand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one attendee later observed, &#8220;Even after my stomach hurt from eating so much, I still had to have one more of the ginger sandwich\u00a0cookies!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about the cookie contest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smith.edu\/news-events\/news\/most-delectable-time-year\">this article by one of the contest winners, Allison Racicot.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/cookies-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/cookies-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/cookies-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/cookies-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/cookies-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/staff-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1027\/2024\/12\/cookies-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delicious and delectable were understatements when it came to describing the annual Staff Council&nbsp;Cookie&nbsp;Contest, held in the Julia McWilliams Child \u201834 Campus Center on December 4. 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