

What I thought in 2012: I'm loving this series. Includes seven original cookie and dessert recipes for you to try! Hannahs only alternative is to cook up a plan to save her businessby finding the killer herself] Shes a baker without an ovenand the Carnival is right around the corner.

Next thing Hannah knows, the police have declared The Cookie Jars kitchen crime scene off-limits. Things finally boil over when Hannah arrives at The Cookie Jar to find the Winter Carnival cake burnt to a crispand Connie Mac lying dead in her pantry, struck down while eating one of Hannahs famous blueberry muffins. Turns out Americas Cooking Sweetheart is bossy, bad-tempered, and downright domineering. Hannahs suspicions are confirmed when Connie Macs limo rolls into town. She suspects Connie Mac is a lot like the confections she whips up on her cable TV cooking showsweet, light, and scrumptious-looking, but likely to leave a bitter taste in your mouth. Too bad the honor of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Maca half-baked idea, in Hannahs opinion.

Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesotas annual Winter Carnivaland Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at her popular shop, The Cookie Jar.
