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We're an annual amateur baking competition celebrating Columbus’s passionate cookie makers. EIN 31-1363943

It’s a fun, creative, & engaging alternative to traditional fair contests—complete with ribbons, cash prizes, bragging rights, & plenty of community spirit. Columbus Cookie Classic is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Shares of Mid-Ohio/In(form)ed, a registered Ohio nonprofit corporation and recognized as tax-exempt under IRS Code 501(c)(3).

10/16/2026

Khadija Adams is the founder of Deez Cookies , a Central Ohio bakery that uses small-batch bakes as a tool for storytelling and connection. Her rotating themed cookie boxes pair delicious treats with literature about historical figures, from civil rights activist Ella Baker to Dr. Isabel Morgan, who helped discover the polio vaccine. 🍪You can find Deez Cookies at local farmers markets and online. Our favorites include the sweet potato chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin (of course!), and the Patty Minx Chex Mix (criminally addictive).

We're excited to welcome Khadija as an Oatmeal Cookie judge, joining the Columbus Cookie Classic for the first time!

Don't miss out on hearing what she has to say about the best Oatmeal Cookies in the city. Get your Oatmeal tasting tickets now for November 8th at Seventh Son Brewing, 1PM–2:30PM! Tickets at columbuscookieclassic.org

10/15/2026

Isabella Bonello is the talented owner and baker behind Three Bites in downtown Columbus. Her diverse menu, which includes everything from ube pandesal to cornettos, reflects her Filipino and Italian roots. Before starting Three Bites, she honed her skills baking at Pistacia Vera and L Brands, among other places.
Fun fact: Isabella regularly donates her leftover baked goods to our nonprofit partner, Columbus Food Rescue . We're grateful that she contributes to the community in so many ways and excited to welcome her as an Oatmeal Cookie judge, joining the Columbus Cookie Classic for the first time!

Don't miss out on hearing what she has to say about the best Oatmeal Cookies in the city. Get your Oatmeal tasting tickets now for November 8th at Seventh Son, 1PM-2:30PM! https://www.columbuscookieclassic.org/cookieclassic

10/14/2026

National Dessert Day seems like a great day to start introducing our Judges for the Columbus Cookie Classic, Sunday, November 8th at Seventh Son Brewing !

Koku Asamoah is a home baker who loves baking for his community and friends. Through a good friend of his, he found out about the Columbus Cookie Classics' first Chocolate Chip Cookie competition and entered, excited to participate and meet new bakers across the city. After winning the inaugural CCC Blue Ribbon and earning a ribbon for his brownies in the Baking Classic, Koku returns for our second competition, this time as a judge.

Get your taster tickets while you still can! https://www.columbuscookieclassic.org/cookieclassic

10/05/2026

What an amazingly sweet day. 🍪

100 cookie recipes.
100 bakers.
150+ total cookie tasters.
One room. One cookbook. One challenge our bakers took on with gusto.

The Columbus Cookbook Challenge was a whole lot of cookies and a LOT of community.

A huge thank you to our sponsors, ECDI , for helping make this day possible, to Joel Lewis Photo for capturing it all, and to Swan Dance Apothecary & Tea for bringing the perfect tea pairing to the cookie table.

Thank you to our planning committee and volunteers who organized and executed a great day.

And a very special thank you to Vaughn Vreeland for sending a signed book AND a video message for our bakers. What a special way to celebrate the cookbook that brought us all together.

Most of all, thank you to our 100 bakers and 50+ tasters for showing up and taking this challenge on with so much enthusiasm. You made this day something really special.

And we're proud that this sweet day also gives back. 100% earned from the Columbus Cookbook Challenge Taster Tickets benefit the Gifts of Kindness Fund at The Columbus Foundation.

Good cookies. Good people. Good cause.
We'll call that a win. 🍪
Let's do it again??

09/21/2026

🍪THE COOKIES ARE COMING!🍪

Taster tickets for the 2026 Columbus Cookie Classic are officially LIVE.

On November 8, at Seventh Son Brewing you get to taste your way through an entire category, cast your vote for People’s Choice, hear the judges’ feedback, and watch the ribbon winners get crowned.

Choose your battle:
OATMEAL
1:00–2:30 PM

CHOCOLATE CHIP
3:30–5:00 PM

$20 per taster ticket.
60 tickets per category.
One ticket = one category.

And every bite supports IMPACT Community Action’s Columbus Food Rescue.

Get your ticket at https://www.columbuscookieclassic.org/cookieclassic

09/19/2026

Bakers, this is your final call. Tomorrow night, the oven door closes.

If you’ve been thinking about entering the Columbus Cookie Classic happening Nov 8th, wondering if your cookie is really that good, or telling yourself you’ll sign up “later,” THIS IS LATER!

Baker Applications closes tomorrow, Sunday, September 20 at 11:59 PM.

Two categories. Two chances to put your cookies on the table and see how they stacks up:
🍪Oatmeal Cookie (any mix-ins except chocolate)
November 8, 1:00–2:30 PM

🍪Chocolate Chip Cookie
November 8, 3:30–5:00 PM

There are ribbons to win. Cash prizes. People's Choice glory. Bragging rights. And the chance to spend an afternoon surrounded by people who understand that making a really good cookie is absolutely worth celebrating.

You don’t need a professional kitchen- this is for amateurs only.
All you need a cookie you believe in.
But, you do need to register.
The deadline is TOMORROW, September 20, at 11:59 PM.

Don’t wake up Monday thinking, “I should have entered.”

Apply here:
https://www.columbuscookieclassic.org/applytobake
📷Photo by Joel Lewis

09/16/2026

🍪 COOKBOOK CHALLENGE TASTER TICKETS AVAILABLE 🍪

On October 4, 100 home bakers will each bake one full recipe from "Cookies: The Best Recipes for the Perfect Anytime Treat" by Vaughn Vreeland & New York Times Cooking.

And you can taste the results.

Taster Tickets are still available, but we have a limited number left!

Your ticket gets you 25 cookie samples from 100 different bakers and a front-row seat to the Columbus Cookbook Challenge. No baking required. Just come hungry.

How it works:
🍪 2:30–3:30 PM: Sample up to 25 cookies from our home bakers
🍪 3:30–4 PM: Free-for-all! Bakers and tasters can enjoy whatever cookies are still left

📅 Sunday, October 4
⏰ 2:30–4 PM
📍 ECDI | 1655 Old Leonard Ave, Columbus

And the best part? 100% of Taster Ticket sales benefit the Gifts of Kindness Fund, helping provide grants to individuals and families facing an unexpected setback.

So come taste your way through 100 recipes, discover your next favorite cookie, and help us Bake for Keeps.

🎟️ Grab one of the remaining Taster Tickets before they’re gone:
https://donorbox.org/events/959305/steps/choose_tickets

09/08/2026

Where do you BUY your favorite local chocolate chip cookies?? We're looking for the pros who are wowing our crew!
Tell us in the comments!

08/24/2026

🍪WE’RE HALFWAY THERE!🍪

The Columbus Cookbook Challenge is 50% of the way to our goal of 100 Columbus bakers baking all 100 cookie recipes in Cookies: The Best Recipes for the Perfect Anytime Treat by Vaughn Vreeland and New York Times Cooking.

That means we still have plenty of recipes waiting for Columbus bakers to claim.

This is not a competition. There are no judges, scores or trophies. Just a group of bakers coming together to take on one very ambitious challenge, bake a whole lot of cookies and build some community along the way.

Claim your spot for a 🍪 recipe today! Not sure which recipe to choose? Sign up as a wildcard baker and let us choose for you. You can also volunteer as an emergency baker and be ready to step in if a recipe becomes available.

Join us Sunday, October 4 at the ECDI Event Space as we work together to BAKE THE BOOK.

Help us get to 100 🍪

Sign up now and we’ll send you the 🍪 recipe list so you can claim your cookie.
https://www.columbuscookieclassic.org/cookbookchallenge

08/16/2026

NEW EVENT: WE’RE GOING TO BAKE THE BOOK! 🍪📖

Introducing the Columbus Cookbook Challenge, a brand-new, NON-COMPETITIVE Columbus Cookie Classic event where ~100 Columbus bakers come together to bake all 100 recipes from Cookies: The Best Recipes for the Perfect Anytime Treat by Vaughn Vreeland & New York Times Cooking.
We're baking up one giant cookie potluck!

On Sunday, October 4, thanks to support from ECDI and The Columbus Foundation,we’re bringing Columbus bakers together to:

🍪 Bake every recipe in the book
🍪 Meet fellow cookie obsessed bakers
🍪 Try 100 different cookies
🍪 Eat an absurd number of cookies
🍪 Raise money for the Gifts of Kindness Fund

This isn’t a competition. There are no judges, no scores and no trophies. Just a room full of bakers, cookie-lovers, a LOT of cookies and a shared goal: COMMUNITY!

Bakers will claim one or more of the 100 recipes and bring a full batch to the event. Want a little more adventure? You can also sign up as a wildcard baker or emergency baker.

📅 Sunday, October 4, 2026
⏰ 2 to 4 PM
📍 ECDI Event Space: 1655 Old Leonard Avenue Columbus, OH 43219

And yes, if baking isn’t your thing but eating 100 different cookies absolutely is, limited tasting tickets will be available soon.

Ready to bake the book with us? Sign up and we'll reach out for you to claim your recipe! https://www.columbuscookieclassic.org/cookbookchallenge

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