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Holiday Baking 101 with Chef Gina

Saturday, December 20
$65.00

Celebrate the season with a trio of cozy, and irresistibly festive treats that are easy to recreate at home! In this hands-on holiday workshop, you’ll bake Peppermint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with their signature snowy look, whip up Gingerbread Mini Mug Cakes that deliver warm spice in minutes, and create Hot Cocoa Dipping Spoons perfect for gifting or stirring into your favorite winter mug. Along the way, you’ll practice essential skills like whisking batter, portioning dough, and decorating with simple glazes and festive toppings. Come for the sweets—leave with delicious handmade gifts and plenty of holiday spirit.

Menu:

Peppermint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Festive, fudgy, and kissed with peppermint, these crinkle cookies deliver pure holiday cheer. Perfect for gifting or cozy winter snacking.

Gingerbread Mini Mug Cakes
Warm, spiced mug-size cakes that bake in minutes—classic gingerbread flavor made cute and quick.

Hot Cocoa Dipping Spoons (Chocolate-Dipped Spoons)
Stir up the season with chocolate-dipped spoons topped with festive sprinkles—melt them into hot milk for instant cozy cocoa magic.

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Participation Cooking Class: Aprons and workstations will be set up for you while your Chef-Instructor walks you through each course and giving you lots of tips and tricks along the way.

Chef: Gina

Coffee and Tea are complimentary.  Wine, beer, soda, and San Pelligrino can be purchased at the wine bar.

10% off all regularly priced merchandise during the event.

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Holiday Baking 101 with Chef Gina
$ 65.00
8 available
Chef
Gina Bangser
Date and time
Saturday, December 20
1:30pm -
3:30pm
Location
The Joyful Gourmet
542 N Milwaukee Ave.
Libertyville, IL 60048
Cancellation Policy

If you cannot make your reservation, we do encourage you to attempt to find someone that would enjoy attending. We can only issue a credit for you to attend a future event (6 month expiration). Within 72 hours we are not able to offer a credit as we’ve already incurred food and help costs.

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Gina Bangser

Known as @ginasnackarita, Chef Gina has built her reputation around the art of the snack — from colorful mezze boards and clever crostini to dips, spreads, and bites that make everyday ingredients shine. A private chef and engaging culinary instructor, she teaches cooking classes that are equal parts fun and practical, filled with the kitchen hacks her students swear deserve a class of their own. She brings food to life through live demonstrations, ghostwrites recipes for food brands, and manages social media for The Joyful Gourmet, always infusing her work with warmth, creativity, and her signature snack-focused flair. Whether she’s plating up a grazing board or guiding a hands-on class, Gina proves that snacks aren’t just food — they’re a lifestyle.

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