Christmas Cookie Challenge Season 5 Episode 4 A Very Retro Christmas

In the fourth episode of Christmas Cookie Challenge's fifth season, titled "A Very Retro Christmas," the bakers are challenged to take a trip down memory lane and create their best vintage-inspired cookie spreads.

The episode kicks off with host Eddie Jackson introducing the bakers to the challenge and the special guest judge, former Food Network Star winner Tregaye Fraser. Each baker then selects a decade from the past, ranging from the 1920s to the 1970s, and must create a cookie spread inspired by that era.

The first hurdle the bakers face is creating a standout centerpiece cookie. Tregaye joins Eddie in tasting each cookie and provides feedback to the bakers on how they can improve their designs. After the centerpiece cookies are complete, the bakers move on to the main event: the cookie spread.

Throughout the competition, the bakers must incorporate unique and memorable flavors of the era they chose, including classic ingredient combinations such as peanut butter and jelly or chocolate and mint.

As the clock ticks down, tensions rise as the bakers finish up their spreads and prepare for the final judging. Once the timers go off, Tregaye joins Eddie and the judges to taste each spread and determine a winner.

The judges critique each spread on its presentation, creativity, and taste, ultimately crowning one baker as the winner of the challenge and sending another home.

Overall, "A Very Retro Christmas" is a fun and festive episode that showcases the bakers' creativity and baking skills, while also highlighting the nostalgia of Christmas traditions from the past.