Ben White ’27 and his group had a chance to win – until they used baking powder instead of baking soda – in their recipe. Photo provided.
Northwood held a weekend cookie-baking contest before Thanksgiving break. It was a quiet weekend on campus, with only the girls’ hockey team, a few skiers, injured soccer players, and independents at school. There were many creative cookie designs.
The contest winners have not been announced yet, but it is expected that one of the girls’ hockey teams will take the top spot. Benjamin White ’26, who won the last competition, did not perform as well this time.
White’s team attempted to bake sugar cookies with Hershey Kisses in the middle. The team had hoped to defend Ben’s title as champion, but they unfortunately used baking powder instead of baking soda. Reflecting on the mistake, team member Tziyon Morris ’26 said, “I think we would have won if we had used baking soda. No one really stood a chance, but it was just a little laziness that got to us that night.”
Student bakers took over the kitchen for the event. Photo provided.
“Yeah, I had a long day and forgot to use baking soda, but I honestly think the cookies were good either way,” White added.
The girls’ hockey team entered several baking groups with different cookie designs, and one of their teams ended up creating the best cookies. Cora Major ’27 said, “It was very fun but stressful making the dough. We could never tell whether we had the right amount of something, but the cookies still came out well. It was a nice activity for a boring weekend.”
