CARTHAGE, Texas (KLTV) – The owner of Busy B Bakehouse in Carthage, Madison Bagley, competed in Thursday’s episode of Christmas Cookie Challenge against three other talented bakers, and she came out victorious.
Madison Bagley won a $10,000 prize in the competition show, which took place in California.
“I really wanted to do it to prove to myself that I could do it. It’s kind of a rite of passage for ‘cookies.’ That’s what we call ourselves, cookie artists. And have that full circle moment, because this is how I started making cookies, was watching the show.” Bagley said.
She said it was fun to achieve her goal.
“It’s very fun. There are two rounds. They are very intense, they are on a time limit. If you make it to the second round, you have to build a three-dimensional cookie structure. We had a lot of fun. I competed against some really talented bakers and artists.”
Although Bagley says the competition was stressful along with it’s high-intensity, he says it was truly an experience he would not take for granted.
“The whole thing was a big goal of mine and to have been able to achieve that goal, I can’t really explain the feeling especially without crying because it’s like one of those moments that doesn’t happen often. So I’m very grateful for the experience.”
And if you would like to learn a few techniques from the cookie artist, Bagely will also be teaching a cookie class at the Marshall Mercantile on December 18 at 6 pm
You can watch our interview with Madison earlier this week below.
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