
They came, they nibbled, they voted.
More than 500 cookie fans filled the atrium at the Star Tribune Building in downtown Minneapolis today, sampling the winner and four finalists in the 2017 Taste Holiday Cookie Contest.

Most participated in our informal cookie poll. The votes have been tallied, and here are the results:

#1: Chocolate Toffee Cookies (Pictured, above. Click on the cookie's name for a link to the recipe).


#3: Cranberry Cornmeal Shortbread Cookies (see how easy it is to prepare the contest's winning cookie by watching this 2-minute video).

#5: German Twists