After a banner year for Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ in 2024, Julia is back with the fourth virtual edition of her competition! It will once again be held online, with her community-based site Cookie Connection serving as home base. Although a generous 40% of 2024 entries came from countries other than the United States, Julia hopes to extend participation even further in 2025. She encourages all cookiers from anywhere in the world, beginners and advanced decorators alike, to join the fun and learning. The more, the merrier!

Speaking of learning . . . while it is the primary objective of Julia’s competition, the prizes are, without a doubt, the best in the business. In 2024, they set a competition record, topping out at just over $25,500 USD. The current 2025 prize tally is already in excess $15,500 USD with weeks still to go in the sponsorship drive. It may be difficult to eclipse the 2024 number this year, but Julia, as always, is setting her sights quite high! Psst, interested in sponsoring? The official 2025 Sponsor Offering has some new and exciting benefits! Please give it a read, and feel free to reach out to Julia (sweetlife@juliausher.com) if you have any questions about the various sponsorship levels and associated perks.

Ready to get started? Great! Just check out the “LEARN MORE” link, which will take you to the Competition Overview in the competition section of the Cookie Connection blog, where Julia released the rules and registration link on February 28.