1. Returning Champs

Five former champs return for another round of competition, creating Christmas village cookie puzzles and Christmas mantels with realistic fireplaces.

2. Self-Portraits

Five cookie makers craft holiday mugs out of cookies, and then the finalists create cookie self-portraits for a merry art museum.

3. Christmas Cookie Games

Five talented cookie makers play a game of opposites with Christmas cookie designs and create edible 3-D board games that Ree and Eddie can play.

4. A Very Retro Christmas

Five top cookie makers create Christmas cookies that reflect decades past, and the finalists craft 3-D edible snow globes with 360-degree shine.

5. Christmas Chandeliers

Five cookie makers are challenged to create fault line cookies, and the finalists build giant, hanging cookie chandeliers with holiday flavors.

6. Present for Santa Claus

Five cookie makers decorate cookies with the perfect present for Santa, and the finalists craft life-size edible ugly Christmas sweaters.

7. Tsunami Cookies

The cookie makers put their sweet spin on Christmas wreaths and tackle a Christmas "pull-me-up" display challenge involving a tsunami of icing.

8. Reindeer Auditions

Five talented cookie makers craft new animals to join Santa's flight crew, and the finalists make one-of-a-kind 3-D snowmen.