– Open to teens and adults, anyone 13 years of age or older. (For competitors under 18, competition registration includes general admission for the competitor and one accompanying adult.)
– Two skills-based classifications in each category, as defined below (be sure to circle the correct classification and category on your entry form):
– Advanced/Master: Sugar artists with five (5) or more years of cookie decorating experience and/or those recognized as having advanced cookie decorating skills or mastery of cookie decorating techniques. Also includes all cookie decorating instructors and anyone who has placed in any cookie competition in the past. Can include either hobbyists or those who work professionally in cookie decorating.
– Beginner/Intermediate: Sugar artists with less than five (5) years of cookie decorating experience who are developing their skills. Also includes anyone who does not fit the “Advanced/Master” description above. Can include either hobbyists or those who work professionally in cookie decorating, as long as the individual is not a cookie decorating instructor.