Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest Winners

Mill City Museum, Minneapolis MN

Dates: Dec. 5, 2009

Time: 1 to 4 p.m.

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.

Get inspired for holiday baking when the finalists in the Star Tribune’s annual Taste Holiday Cookie Contest bake their winning recipes in the Mill City Museum Baking Lab. Visitors can drop in and meet the finalists as they bake their award-winning cookies, learn more about the history of the recipes and why they are so good, and get baking tips for the holiday season. Visitors will also be able to sample each of the winning cookies.

The Star Tribune’s Taste section sponsors the annual Holiday Cookie Contest in which readers submit their favorite holiday cookie recipes. The winner and 5 runners-up will be announced in the December 3 Taste section.

Scratch vs. Mix: Which Brownie is Better?

Mill City Museum, Minneapolis MN

Dates: Jan. 3, 2010

Time: 2 p.m.

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.

See how history is revealed in food in the Baking Lab. Museum staff demonstrate making brownies from scratch versus a mix and share the history of the development of baking mixes. Visitors will be able to taste the results and vote on their favorite, learn home baking tips and take home a copy of the recipe.