PA Preferred Junior Baking Contest - Cookies, Brownies and Bars
Chairperson:  Linda Decker 570-240-3055

DEPARTMENT 22 - SECTION 3
​CLASS 3 – PA PREFERRED JUNIOR BAKING CONTEST - COOKIES, BROWNIES AND BARS
Premiums:       $20      $15      $10
Rules:
  1. Open to any individual amateur baker (ages 8 through 18 at the time of the fair’s contest) who is a Pennsylvania resident.  One entry per person.
  2. Entrants may NOT have won 1st place in this PA Preferred® Junior Baking contest at any other Fair in the current year.
  3. Entry must be six (6) individual sized portions of the baked entry item.
  4. Entire entry must be made from scratch.  No pre-packaged ingredients may be used (ex: pre-made mixes, cookie dough, pie crust, frosting, etc.)  All ingredients and decorations must be edible.
  5. A PA Preferred® logo is not required because not all PA Preferred® products carry the label.  The name of the ingredient and the source is sufficient.  Contact RA-AGGPAPreferred@pa.gov for any assistance with qualifying ingredients.
  6. Entry must be submitted for judging on a food safe disposable setting.  (All pans, plates, and dishes are considered to be disposable and will not be returned.)
  7. Recipe(s) must be submitted with the entry, printed on one side of 8 ½” x 11” paper.  Recipe must list all ingredients, quantities, and the preparation instructions.  The name of each PA Preferred® ingredient or locally purchased ingredient must be listed clearly along with the source that made/grew the product (ex:  PA Preferred Milk – Galliker’s brand or Apples - Smith Farm Orchard)  Entrant’s name, age, address, and phone number must be printed on the back side of all pages.  (All recipes and cookies-brownies-bars will become property of the Fair or PA Farm Show and will NOT be returned.)
  8. A PA Preferred® logo is not required because not all PA Preferred® products carry the label.  The name of the ingredients and the source is sufficient.  For a list of acceptable products visit papreferred.com.  Additionally, PA Preferred® staff will assist in locating PA Preferred® ingredients, as needed.
  9. Refrigeration is not available at the Fair or PA Farm Show.  Entries that require refrigeration after baking must indicate so in the recipe.  Those entries will not be sold, auctioned, or otherwise distributed for consumption after judging for food safety reasons.​
  10. Judging Criteria:
          Flavor:  aroma, taste, good balance of flavorings                                                      30 points
          Texture:  appropriate for type of cookie, brownie, bar                                               25 points
          Inside Characteristics:  even grain, evenly baked, free from air pockets                  20 points
          Outside Characteristics:  uniform size, shape, appearance, overall appeal             15 points
          Creativity:                                                                                                                  10 points
          Total Points:                                                                                                           100 points ​