Meet the Judges for the 5th Annual Kids Christmas Cookie Bake Off 2025!

Jessica Hamby
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Kids Christmas Cookie Bake Off poster with festive icons; event on Dec 6, 2025, at Hoover Galleria. Categories for ages 7-10, 10-14.

Are you ready to meet the judges for the 5th Annual Kids Christmas Cookie Bake Off? We have three amazing judges and they are so excited to greet the contestants and taste their creations!

Read more about each of them below and see the exemplary reasons why they were chosen as judges for this year's bake off!

Andy Mathis

Andrea Mathis, MA, RDN, LD (also known as Andy) is a registered dietitian nutritionist and owner of the nourishing food blogs, Beautiful Eats & Things, and Little Eats & Things. She is also the author of The Complete Book of Smoothies: 115 Healthy Recipes to Nourish, Heal, and Energize and the Founder of Beautifully Social, an exclusive social media & branding course.

Her unconventional and practical approach to providing wholesome recipes and body-inclusive focused nutrition advice has been featured in the nation’s leading media outlets including Good Morning America, Women’s Health, Prevention, Huff Post, Shape and many more. She is a contributing editor for EatingWell, The Kitchn, Food and Nutrition Magazine and contributor to Mind Body Green, Well + Good, Parents, MSN, Healthline and others.

Based in Alabama, when she’s not running after her two boys, Andy enjoys creating content to encourage self-love and promote body positivity.

Smiling woman in a vibrant pink jacket with long black hair, set against a blurred indoor background. Bright and confident mood. — Andy Mathis, Bake Off Judge

Dixya Bhattarai

Dixya Bhattarai is a food-loving adventurer, tea enthusiast, and registered dietitian. Before moving to Birmingham Alabama, she was based in Texas and taught cooking classes and wellness workshops. You can find her recipes at www.foodpleasureandhealth.com and occasionally at Cala Coffee teaching a dumpling making class!

Smiling woman in an orange dress with white patterns stands against a light green paneled background, exuding a cheerful vibe. — Dixya, Bhattari, Bake Off Judge

Abby Harris

Abby is a thirteen-year-old homeschooler in Hoover, AL. She has proudly been a part of Itty Bitty Bakers since she was six years old and is one of its founding students. Her creativity, attention to detail, and love of helping others in the kitchen have made her an important part of the Itty Bitty Bakers community. She volunteers as an Itty Bitty Bakers Youth Helper, where she loves encouraging younger students and helping them discover the joy of baking.

Abby has received Christmas Cookie Bake-Off awards in the past, including Most Festive Cookie in 2022 for her 'Holiday Hot Chocolate Cookies' and Best All-Around Cookie in 2023 for her 'Snowy Christmas Alfajores.' This year, Abby is thrilled to return to the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off as a judge and can't wait to celebrate the creativity and talent of this year’s bakers.