HANDLE THE HEAT'S MONTHLY BAKING CHALLENGE

NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER

For the month of NOVEMBER we’re celebrating the launch of The Perfect Cookie Kit (available Nov. 9th) with:

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bake it. Share it. Savor it. 

Melt Hearts and win Prizes.

How it Works

1) Bake your cookies

Choose between my Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies (and bake along with me in the free virtual class included in The Perfect Cookie Kit!) or my Browned Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies.

OPTIONAL: You can also make both recipes for BONUS ENTRIES!

2) Snap a photo(s)

Take a photo(s) of your recipe using your phone, camera, iPad, or other device.

Include at least one of the products from The Perfect Cookie Kit (available to order on Nov. 9th) in your cookie photo for a bonus point! 

3) Submit your photo(s)

DON’T FORGET YOUR (OPTIONAL) BONUS ENTRIES

The Perfect Cookie Kit bonuses: include at least one of the Cookie Kit products in your cookie photo for an extra bonus point. You can also leave a review of the kit for a bonus point.

• Receive 5 bonus entry points for baking BOTH recipes and submitting an additional cookie photo using the same name and email address.

• Leave a star recipe review and comment on the recipe post(s) using the same name and email address.

• Receive an automatic bonus entry if you’ve participated in any previous baking challenge before using the widget. You must be logged into the widget to receive this bonus.

SUBMIT BEFORE NOVEMBER 30TH 11:59PM PT

How to:

November's Prizes

TWO Amazon.com $75 gift cards

4 ) Win Prizes!

Winners are picked randomly by our picker generator.

introducing

The Perfect Cookie Kit!

Available to order on November 9th! Make YOUR version of *perfect* cookies with our brand new product!

Also included in the kit is a free baking class! Join me in the kitchen as we make Bakery Style CCCs from start to finish! I’m sharing all my tips and tricks for making the most delicious and picture perfect cookies!

Community Entries

Your photos may be put on display to share with my entire audience – that’s hundreds of thousands of people! 

Giving Back

Here at Handle the Heat, we believe in spreading joy in all the ways we can, and making the world a better place one day at a time.

For each valid entry, Handle the Heat will donate $1 to Feeding America, to help support millions of families facing hunger.

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Recipe Tips for
Perfect Chemistry

Tip 1: Measure your ingredients the *right* way

 Too much flour will lead to dry, dense, or crumbly chocolate chip cookies that barely spread. Check out my article on How to Measure Flour here, it’ll forever improve your baking!

Tip 2: Use the right kind of baking sheet

A light colored aluminum half sheet pan is my favorite for baking cookies. Avoid dark nonstick pans altogether as they cook too aggressively and may burn the bottoms of your cookies.

Check out my Baking Pans 101 post for all the surprising details. Or, just click here to score my favorite baking pans for cookies (and everything else!).

Tip 3: Chill your cookie dough

Refrigerate your chocolate chip cookie dough for 24 to 48 hours. This ‘marination’ process will transform your chocolate chip cookies by making them thicker, chewier, and more flavorful! Plus, this is a perfect way to make your delicious cookies ahead of time. Read more about the magic of chilling your cookie dough here.

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Past Challenge Winners

December

Want to see the challenge first?

November (This Month)

Chocolate Chip Cookies Challenge

Prize: TWO Amazon Gift Cards

October

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS 

Lisa V.

PJ B.

September

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS

Cindy F.

Josh L.

August

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS

Maggie M.

Cindy J.

July

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS

Lida C.

Adam B.

June

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS

Rae J.

Laurie B.

May

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS

Kellie M.

Jacqueline K.

April

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS

Cassie D.

Heidi B.

March

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS

Julie E.

Leah T.

February

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS

Dulce S.

Santina W.

January

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS

Barbara G.

Robin M.

December

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS

Lisa W.

Deanna V.

Jennifer M.

November

Prize: Amazon Gift Cards

WINNERS

Lenny S.

Sydney S.

October

Prize: Amazon Gift Card

WINNERS

Sarah S.

Madeline R.

September

Prize: Amazon Gift Card

WINNERS

Mike G.

Jessica D.

August

Prize: Amazon Gift Card

WINNERS

Ally C.

Peggy N.

July

Prize: Amazon Gift Card

WINNERS

Ginger A.

Kiersten K.

June

Prize: Amazon Gift Card

WINNERS

Kimberly Y.

Didi B.

May

Prize: Amazon Gift Card

WINNERS

Nikki B.

Caroline M.

April

Prize: Amazon Gift Card

WINNERS

Carlee

Debbie E.

Frequently Asked Questions

Winners are selected at random using a name picker generator from among all eligible entries received.

Winner will be notified and must reply with an Amazon account email address. If there’s no response within 2 business days, a new winner will be chosen. We personally contact each winner to confirm their win, so it sometimes take a few days if we don’t receive a response.

We recommend clearing your web browser cache if you are having issues submitting your photo, a challenge page for a previous month is displaying, etc.

Control (PC) / Command (Mac) + Shift + Delete on your keyboard will clear the cache on most browsers. If you need any help with this, please email [email protected] and we’ll get you taken care of.

No! This isn’t a beauty contest. A photo snapped on your phone is perfectly fine to submit. Take a photo of your recipe with whatever technology is available to you.

The prize is available to anyone in the world who can shop with Amazon. We will buy your gift card from your country’s Amazon website in the current market value equivalent to U.S. dollars.

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