Tingley Baker Claims Top Prize in State Fair Cookie Colossus

DES MOINES, IA (08/21/2018) (readMedia)-- Judy Kiburz-Harrison of Tingley won First Place Overall and a $250 cash award in the Midwest Living competition judged Tuesday and Wednesday at the 2018 Iowa State Fair.

Natalie Ridgway of Des Moines claimed Second Place Overall and $150. Peri Halma of West Des Moines earned Third Place Overall and $100.

72 different classes of cookies were judged over two days of intense competition.

Entries were judged on flavor, texture and appearance.

Results below:

Bar Cookies - Apple Bars

1) Peri Halma, West Des Moines

2) Carolyn Maschmann, Marshalltown

3) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

Bar Cookies - Blondies

1) Kim Van Patten, Indianola

2) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

3) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

Bar Cookies - Brownies, Flavored (frosted or unfrosted)

1) Susan Hanke, Clive

2) Peri Halma, West Des Moines

3) Eileen Gannon, Des Moines

Bar Cookies - Brownies (frosted, with or without nuts)

1) Peri Halma, West Des Moines

2) Marilyn Culver, Des Moines

3) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

Bar Cookies - Brownies (unfrosted, with or without nuts)

1) Beth De Vries, Earlham

2) Eileen Gannon, Des Moines

3) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

Honorable Mention – Meredith Willey, Norwalk

Bar Cookies - Butterscotch Bars

1) Carolyn Maschmann, Marshalltown

2) Phyllis Olson, Newton

3) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

Bar Cookies - Jam Bars

1) Tammy Post, West Des Moines

2) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

3) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

Bar Cookies - Lemon Bars

1) Patricia Custer, Urbandale

2) Diane Rauh, Des Moines

3) Lynn Kumagai, West Des Moines

Bar Cookies - Peanut Butter Bars

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Kathy Poetting, Des Moines

3) Kathleen Taylor, Knoxville

Bar Cookies - Pecan Bars

1) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

2) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

3) Susan Hanke, Clive

Bar Cookies - Pumpkin Bars (frosted or unfrosted)

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Peri Halma, West Des Moines

3) Patricia Custer, Urbandale

Bar Cookies - Rice Krispy Bars

1) Larry Stohr, Altoona

2) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

3) Alisa Woods, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention - Peggy Hutchins, Linden

Bar Cookies - Two-Layer Bars Other Than Named

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

3) Larry Stohr, Altoona

Bar Cookies - Three-Layer Bars Other Than Named

1) Kathy Poetting, Des Moines

2) Belinda Myers, Osceola

3) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

Bar Cookies - Four-or-More-Layer Bars Other Than Named

1) Kim Van Patten, Indianola

2) Kathy Poetting, Des Moines

3) Peri Halma, West Des Moines

Bar Cookies - One-Layer Bar Cookie Other Than Named

1) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

2) Kim Van Patten, Indianola

3) Kerrie White, Adel

Molded or Pressed - Coconut

1) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

2) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

3) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

Molded or Pressed - Crackles/Crinkles (any flavor)

1) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

2) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

3) Kathleen Taylor, Knoxville

Honorable Mention – Peri Halma, West Des Moines

Molded or Pressed - Filled Cookies

1) Peri Halma, West Des Moines

2) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

3) Laura Wingler, Cedar Rapids

Molded or Pressed - Gingersnaps

1) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

2) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

3) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

Honorable Mention – Diane Rauh, Des Moines

Molded or Pressed - Molasses

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Rose Ridgway, Johnston

3) Diane Rauh, Des Moines

Molded or Pressed - Peanut Blossoms

1) Eileen Gannon, Des Moines

2) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

3) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

Molded or Pressed - Peanut Butter

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Marianne Carlson, Jefferson

3) Eileen Gannon, Des Moines

Honorable Mention – Trent Gilbert, West Des Moines

Molded or Pressed - Shortbread, flavored

1) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

2) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

3) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

Molded or Pressed - Shortbread, plain

1) Luann Sutter, Ankeny

2) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

3) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

Molded or Pressed - Snickerdoodles

1) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

2) Rose Ridgway, Johnston

3) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

Molded or Pressed - Snowballs

1) Tammy Post, West Des Moines

2) Luann Sutter, Ankeny

3) DeeDee Kennedy, Des Moines

Honorable Mention – Virginia Sheeder, Linden

Molded or Pressed - Spritz

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Hester Derscheid, Ellston

3) Gloria Gray, Des Moines

Molded or Pressed - Sugar (not rolled or cut)

1) Rita Cashman Becker, Fort Madison

2) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

3) Peri Halma, West Des Moines

Molded or Pressed - Thumbprint (any filling permitted)

1) Meredith Willey, Norwalk

2) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

3) Emily Akkermann, Prescott

Honorable Mention - Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

Molded or Pressed - Cookie Other Than Named

1) Kim Van Patten, Indianola

2) Bridget Lottman, Norwalk

3) Carolyn Maschmann, Marshalltown

Ethnic Cookies - Biscotti (any flavor)

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Rose Ridgway, Johnston

3) Patricia Custer, Urbandale

Ethnic Cookies - Chinese Almond

1) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

2) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

3) Hester Derscheid, Ellston

Ethnic Cookies - Italian

1) Kim Van Patten, Indianola

2) Hester Derscheid, Ellston

3) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

Honorable Mention – Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

Ethnic Cookies - Macaroons (French-style)

1) Alisa Woods, West Des Moines

2) Peri Halma, West Des Moines

3) Morgan Bump, Urbandale

Ethnic Cookies - Scandinavian

1) DeeDee Kennedy, Des Moines

2) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

3) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

Ethnic Cookies - Ethnic Cookie Other Than Named

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Tammy Post, West Des Moines

3) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

Drop Cookies - Chocolate Base

1) Alisa Woods, West Des Moines

2) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

3) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

Drop Cookies - Chocolate Chip

1) Lori Richman, Des Moines

2) Brenda Phillips, Urbandale

3) Mary Cownie, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention – Meredith Willey, Norwalk

Drop Cookies - Coconut Macaroon

1) Peri Halma, West Des Moines

2) Patricia Custer, Urbandale

3) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

Drop Cookies - Dried Fruit (other than Oatmeal Raisin)

1) Luann Sutter, Ankeny

2) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

3) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

Honorable Mention - Eileen Gannon, Des Moines

Drop Cookies - Frosted Drop (any flavor)

1) Peri Halma, West Des Moines

2) Tammy Post, West Des Moines

3) Jacob Van Patten, Altoona

Drop Cookies - M&M

1) Eileen Gannon, Des Moines

2) Larry Stohr, Altoona

3) Mary Cownie, West Des Moines

Drop Cookies - Meringue Drop

1) None awarded

2) Marianne Carlson, Jefferson

3) Patricia Custer, Urbandale

Drop Cookies - Monster

1) Eileen Gannon, Des Moines

2) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

3) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

Drop Cookies - No-Bake

1) Jacob Van Patten, Altoona

2) Rose Ridgway, Johnston

3) Diana Barker, Indianola

Drop Cookies - Oatmeal Butterscotch (with or without nuts)

1) Eileen Gannon, Des Moines

2) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

3) Patty Mcmichael, Truro

Drop Cookies - Oatmeal Chocolate Chip (with or without nuts)

1) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

2) Tammy Post, West Des Moines

3) Eileen Gannon, Des Moines

Honorable Mention - Peri Halma, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention - Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

Drop Cookies - Oatmeal Raisin

1) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

2) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

3) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

Honorable Mention - Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

Drop Cookies - Oatmeal (other than named)

1) Nanette Everly, Batavia

2) Marianne Carlson, Jefferson

3) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

Drop Cookies - Peanut Butter Base

1) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

2) Rita Johannsen, Des Moines

3) Peri Halma, West Des Moines

Drop Cookies - Potato Chip

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

3) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

Honorable Mention – Brenda Phillips, Urbandale

Drop Cookies - Ranger

1) Mary Cownie, West Des Moines

2) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

3) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

Drop Cookies - White Chocolate

1) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

2) Tammy Post, West Des Moines

3) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

Drop Cookies - Drop Cookies Other Than Named

1) Kim Van Patten, Indianola

2) Tammy Post, West Des Moines

3) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

Honorable Mention – Eileen Gannon, Des Moines

Honorable Mention - Bridget Lottman, Norwalk

Health Cookies - Cookies Made with a Sugar Substitute

1) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

Health Cookies - Gluten Free

1) Julie Petersen, Knoxville

2) Eileen Gannon, Des Moines

3) Jessica Denner, Polk City

Honorable Mention - Patricia Custer, Urbandale

Health Cookies - Whole Grain

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Kim Van Patten, Indianola

3) Judy Kiburz-Harrison, Tingley

Refrigerated and Rolled - Icebox (sliced)

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Meredith Willey, Norwalk

3) Susan Hanke, Clive

Honorable Mention - Amy Kern, Des Moines

Refrigerated and Rolled - Rolled Gingerbread

1) Carolyn Maschmann, Marshalltown

2) Jacob Van Patten, Altoona

3) Kim Van Patten, Indianola

Refrigerated and Rolled - Rolled Sugar (frosted)

1) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

2) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

3) Cyndy Erickson, Des Moines

Refrigerated and Rolled - Rolled Sugar (unfrosted)

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Rose Ridgway, Johnston

3) Roz Hirch, Ames

Refrigerated and Rolled - Sandwich Cookies

1) Jacob Van Patten, Altoona

2) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

3) Lori Geadelmann, Adel

Refrigerated and Rolled - Rolled Cookies Other Than Named

1) Brooke Mickelson, West Des Moines

2) Jacob Van Patten, Altoona

3) Patricia Custer, Urbandale

Cake Mix Cookies - Bar (frosted or unfrosted)

1) Laura Wingler, Cedar Rapids

2) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

3) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

Cake Mix Cookies - Drop or Shaped (frosted or unfrosted)

1) Robin Tarbell-Thomas, Centerville

2) Cheryl Ashwill, Des Moines

3) Natalie Ridgway, Des Moines

Youth - Bar Cookie (age 12 and under)

1) Paige Hilgerson, West Des Moines

2) Tyra Carter, Grimes

3) Faith Ward, Indianola

Honorable Mention - Virginia Sheeder, Linden

Youth - Bar Cookie (age 13-17)

1) Clarissa Ridgway, Johnston

2) Megan Ford, Ankeny

3) Sasha McCoy, Hartford

Youth - Drop Cookie (age 12 and under)

1) Graham Hutchison, Des Moines

2) Paige Hilgerson, West Des Moines

3) Nora Crim, Johnston

Honorable Mention - Isabella Blankenhagen, Norwalk

Youth - Drop Cookie (age 13-17)

1) Joseph Ridgway, Johnston

2) Emma Derr, Clive

3) Samantha Hilbert, Urbandale

Youth - Unbaked Cookie (age 12 and under)

1) Christian Larson, Norwalk

2) Emerson Hilbert, Urbandale

3) Virginia Sheeder, Linden

Youth - Unbaked Cookie (age 13-17)

1) Clarissa Ridgway, Johnston

2) Joseph Ridgway, Johnston

The Iowa State Fair Food Department is the largest of any state fair in the country. There are 171 divisions, 727 classes and over 9,574 entries at this year's Fair. Food Department judging is held in the Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by Blue Bunny Ice Cream.

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