Search

Want to bake perfect cookies?

Order my cookbook

  • Baking Challenge

    – Get ready to bake –

    S’mores Cookies

    Bake it. Share it. Savor it.

    Melt Hearts and win Prizes.

    Get the Recipe
    Submit Photo

    How it Works

    1) Bake the recipe

    S’mores Cookies are loaded with chocolate chips and graham cracker crumbs, topped with mini marshmallows and Hershey’s chocolate. All the classic campfire treat flavors are packed into this quick and easy cookie recipe!

    Get the Recipe

    gooey smores cookie being torn in half with marshmallows

    2) Snap a photo

    Take a photo of your recipe using your phone, camera, iPad, or other device.

    3 ) Win Prizes!

    Submit your entry before the last day of the month at 11:59pm MST to be entered to win one of TWO Amazon $75 digital gift cards.

    How to submit your photo:

    Click here to upload your photo directly from your device (phone, camera, etc.), Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

    a graphic of an electric mixer, a wooden spoon, and a rolling pin in a round blue circle.

    Become a Baking Genius!

    Sign up for our free email newsletter for new recipes, insights into the science of baking, and answers to questions you didn’t even think to ask.

    Join our community!

    Community Entries

    Your photos may be put on display to share with my entire audience – that’s hundreds of thousands of people!

    Giving Back

    Here at Handle the Heat, we believe in spreading joy in all the ways we can and making the world a better place one day at a time.

    For each valid entry, Handle the Heat will donate $1 to Foster Love. Foster Love is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization comprised of motivated young adults and former foster youth.

    “Our vision is to improve the lives of children in foster care, who often find themselves forgotten and neglected by the public. We collaborate with individuals, companies, and community partners to bring resources to foster youth and use service-learning activities to educate volunteers on issues surrounding the foster care system.”

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How do you choose a winner?

    Winners are selected at random using a name picker generator from among all eligible entries received.

    When will we know who won?

    Winner will be notified and must reply with an Amazon account email address. If there’s no response within 2 business days, a new winner will be chosen. We personally contact each winner to confirm their win, so it sometimes takes a few days if we don’t receive a response.

    Do we need to submit professional photos?

    No! This isn’t a beauty contest. A photo snapped on your phone is perfectly fine to submit. Take a photo of your recipe with whatever technology is available to you.

    What are the prize requirements?

    The prize is available to any residents of the 50 United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom who can shop with Amazon. We will buy your gift card from your country’s Amazon website in the current market value equivalent to U.S. dollars.

    It’s a new month, but I’m still seeing last month’s Baking Challenge page.

    We recommend clearing your web browser cache if a Baking Challenge page for a previous month is displaying.

    Control (PC) / Command (Mac) + Shift + Delete on your keyboard will clear the cache on most browsers. If you need any help with this, please email support@handletheheat.com, and we’ll take care of you.

    I’m having trouble submitting my entry.

    If you are having trouble submitting your photo, we recommend clearing your web browser cache first. Control (PC) / Command (Mac) + Shift + Delete on your keyboard will clear the cache on most browsers.

    If this doesn’t work, try entering the Baking Challenge using a different browser. If you need any help with this, please email support@handletheheat.com, and we’ll take care of you.

    Question Not Listed?

    Email Us!

    Past Winners

    These entrants have won prizes, secured a spot in our winner’s circle (just kidding, we don’t have one of those…yet), and, of course, captured our hearts. See their delectable bakes below!

    June Winners

    Fresh, vibrant, and tangy, Raspberry Lemonade Cheesecake Bars are the perfect recipe to welcome warmer months. The swirls on top will impress everyone at your next picnic, BBQ, or potluck!

    Get the Recipe

    Becky

    Dawn

    May Winners

    Toffee Brownies are chewy, rich, packed full of chocolate flavor, and studded throughout with toffee pieces. The perfect combination of decadent chocolate and crunchy, nutty toffee! Easy recipe, no mixer required.

    Get the Recipe
    IMG_4900

    Madelyn

    IMG_3626

    Eve

    Meet Tessa

    I share trusted baking recipes your friends will LOVE alongside insights into the science of sweets. I’m a professionally trained chef, cookbook author, and cookie queen. I love to write about all things sweet, carb-y, and homemade. I live in Phoenix, Arizona (hence the blog name!).

As Seen On…