Thanks to everyone for voting and participating in our favorite family tradition.
2016 was a year filled with political headlines, and the cookie entries and eventual winner reflected this trend. First place goes to Jamie, for the second year in a row, for Nasty Women #pantsuitnation commanding 95 votes. Her big plan was to post on the Facebook Group by the same name, get the cookie 10,000 votes and a one way trip to the Today Show after the Boga Bake-Off went viral...but alas the administrators never approved her post. But the people appreciated her work nonetheless, beginning what could become a cookie dynasty if she three-peats next year.
Jamie also won second place for LEMONADE, a tribute to Beyonce's album and her Beyhive (can you hear her smiling?). Though LEMONADE didn't resonate with the older crowd, some people voted for the cookie not knowing the reference - reflecting the excellent cookie artistry present in the design. LEMONADE received an impressive 87 votes, and actually held first place during the first day of voting.
Third place goes to Nancy for Bogas Join the Resistance with 66 votes. We must admit, the Bogas thought this cookie would be a first place contender - but it consistently trailed by 20 votes during the entire voting period. Nancy is licking her wounds but is at least appreciative of ranking in the top three.
Noticeably absent from the top three, for perhaps the first time ever, is Robin. It appears she overestimated the popularity of David Pumpkins (who is that?), and had hoped the Game of Thrones contingent would have shown up in stronger numbers. The Bogas definitely appreciated the humor (and boobies) in the Mother of Dragons cookie.
Finally, thanks to the men for their contributions - Doug for his orange Trump Deplorable #1 cookie, and Patrick for Hamburger Helper (how cute!), RIP Prince, and Dec the Halls: Type 1 Diabetes Awareness cookie for his cousin Declan.
Here are the full rankings and # of votes:
1. Nasty Women #pantsuitnation (Jamie): 95 votes
2. LEMONADE (Jamie): 87 votes
3. Bogas Join the Resistance (Nancy): 66 votes
4. Mother of Dragons (Robin): 53 votes
5. Breaking the glass ceiling #imwithher (Robin): 45 votes
6. New Addition to the Family (Nancy): 36 votes
8. Da Piña and Da Coco (Jamie): 32 votes
8. R.I.P. Prince (Patrick): 32 votes
10. Deplorable #1 (Doug): 30 votes
11. I'm David Pumpkins! Any questions?! (Robin): 26 Votes
12. Christmas Dinner brought to you by Hamburger Helper (Patrick): 25 votes
13. Dec the Halls: Type 1 Diabetes Awareness (Patrick): 22 votes
14. Holiday Sprinkle Wreath (Jamie): 17 votes
See you next year!
