Ohio State Fair Culinary & Baking Arts Competitions | Oatmeal Coconut Cookies

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It’s official, these will be award winning cookies. If you guys don’t know this fun fact about me, you’re about to find out. I LOVE the Ohio State Fair, like LOVE it. Last year I wrote about my top ten favorite things and you can find that right over here.

One of my FAVORITE parts of the Ohio State Fair is the cooking competitions. Yes, the fair has culinary competitions and yes, they are awesome. I’ve entered the live deviled egg contest two years in a row and last year, I entered the white cake contest and got first place!

Now, this brings me to the 2019 Ohio State Fair Culinary & Baking Arts Competitions!

First, let me tell you what kind of contests you can enter at the Ohio State Fair! There are seriously SO many options – something for all types of bakers and chef. Linked here is the full list of culinary competitions but here are a few of my favorites.

• Cookies and Pastries
  • Cake Box Cookies
  • Drop Cookies
  • Oatmeal (hint hint)
• Quick Breads
  • Muffins
  • Scones
  • Coffee Cake
• “Chopped” Cook-Off
• Deviled Egg Challenge
• Ohio Wines Grown Here
  • Entree or Side Dish
  • Dessert

Did I mention that there are prizes ($$$) associated with winning these Ohio State Fair Culinary Competitions?!

Now, let’s talk about how to enter a culinary contest at the Ohio State Fair. It’s pretty easy!

• You must enter by June 20, 2019
• There is a one-time $10 processing fee + a $1 entree fee per item
• You can (and should) enter multiple classes and may enter two entries per class meaning you can enter all the pie classes and enter two recipes per type of pie! If you want to enter two apple pie recipes, GO for it!
• ENTER HERE <— Follow that link right there to enter your desired competitions.
• You don’t need to have your recipe ready until the actual competition in July, so you have plenty of time to recipe test.

Okay, so now you’ve entered – what’s next? Get your booty in the kitchen and start planning your award winning recipes! In this super handy document, you’ll see the delivery date and judging date for your competition. Then, a few weeks before the competition, you’ll get a parking pass and details on how to print your recipe, when to drop off, etc. It’s honestly such a simple process – they’ve done this once or twice.

Which competition are you going to enter?!

Okay, so if I haven’t convinced you enough – let me try one last time. First of all, I will be there because I’m 100% entering these oatmeal coconut cookies (if that wasn’t obvious) and hoping to take home the blue ribbon andddd win that $20 prize money.

Second of all, these competitions are SO FUN, especially the live competitions. I not so secretly want to have my own Rachel Ray style TV show so I’m not afraid of being in front of a crowd. Everyone is so supportive and excited to be competing – it’s awesome.

One last time – follow this link right here to sign up for an Ohio State culinary competition and let us know which one you’re doing so we can join you!

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Oatmeal Coconut Cookies

These eggless oatmeal cookies are about to be your new favorite! They are the perfect amount of chewy and crunchy with the ideal amount of sweetness.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy cookies, egg free cookies, eggless cookies, oatmeal cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 18 cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter 1 stick, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar lightly packed
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/2 cup coconut flakes

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a stand mixer or using a hand mixer, beat your softened butter with both white and brown sugars until creamed – about 5 minutes. Add vanilla to creamed butter/sugar and mix until fully combined.
• Add flour, oats, cinnamon and baking soda to butter/sugar mixture. Mix until fully combined. Scrape down sides, as needed.
• Add water and oil to oat mixture and mix until combined, scraping down sides as needed.
• Add coconut and fold in with rubber spatula until fully combined.
• Use a cookie scoop and drop onto a parchment lined baking sheet with an inch or so between the cookies. You may need to use two baking sheets.
• Bake for 9-12 minutes. Let cool for 1-2 minutes on pan and then transfer to a cooling rack.

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Notes

Recipe adapted from Keeping Life Sane.