Cookies 2012: Chocolate chips? Not in this bunch
2012 Holiday Cookie Contest illustration. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal Illustration)
Chef Andy Mikuszewski (left) and culinary student Sydney Weeks put the finishing touches on a Payday bar during a cookie baking session in the Gallucci Hall restaurant kitchen at the University of Akron. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Chef Andy Mikuszewski (left) and culinary student Sydney Weeks put the finishing touches on a Payday bar during a cookie baking session in the Gallucci Hall restaurant kitchen at the University of Akron. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Culinary student Sue Schneider checks the level of doneness of a freshly-baked cookie during a cookie-baking session in the Gallucci Hall restaurant kitchen. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Culinary student Natasia Kitchens puts a pan of crackled crescent cookies in the oven during a cookie-baking session. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Culinary students Kayla Fischer (left rear), Natasia Kitchens, Sue Schneider and Sydney Weeks prepare cookies during a baking session at the University of Akron. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Culinary student Sydney Weeks (right) puts capaccuno flats cookies on a baking sheet as Sue Schneider cuts more dough during a bookie baking session. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Culinary students Natasia Kitchens (left) and Kayla Fischer prepare cookies (left) and tiny cheese cakes during a cookie-baking session. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
A tray of German pastry bars await cutting during a cookie-baking session in the Gallucci Hall restaurant kitchen at the University of Akron. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Culinary student Sydney Weeks cuts a tray of German pastry bars during a cookie-baking session. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Culinary student Kayla Prepares individual cheese cakes during a cookie-baking session. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Culinary student Sue Schneider samples a freshly-baked cookie during a cookie-baking session. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
