NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2016 Family Circle, the
number-one-selling food and family magazine in the U.S. with an
audience of 16 million monthly readers, announced today that the
voting period is now open for their Presidential Cookie
Poll, which invites consumers to bake original cookie recipes
shared by the Clinton and Trump families and vote for their
favorite. The quadrennial tradition has been observed during the
fall of every general election year since 1992.
This year, the Clinton's have resubmitted their previously
winning (1992 and 1996) chocolate chip cookies made with
old-fashioned oats.
On the Republican side, the Trump's have submitted star
cookies made with egg yolks and sour cream.
Consumers can find both recipes on FamilyCircle.com and vote for
their favorite on the Family Circle Facebook Page. The voting
period ends in early October, and the winning recipe will be
revealed shortly thereafter.
The contest made its debut during Bill
Clinton's 1992 campaign, when Hillary Clinton said she "could have stayed home
and baked cookies" rather than pursue her law career. Family
Circle responded to the headline-making statement by unveiling
their original bake-off, which challenged the two would-be first
ladies—then Hillary and Barbara Bush—to submit a personal recipe
that readers would enjoy making and tasting. Since then,
candidates' spouses have entered their family's go-to cookie for
Family Circle editors to whip up in their state-of-the-art
test kitchens.
"For the past 24 years, during the high-stakes time of election
season, we've been serving up a fun opportunity for readers to
brush up on their baking skills and vote for one presidential
hopeful's treasured family cookie recipe—simply using the criterion
of taste," said Family Circle Food Director Regina Ragone. "These cookies give us a small
window into the lives of the potential first families, and we're
excited to hear whether readers prefer the classic Clinton
confection or the Trumps' star-shaped treat," says Ragone.
The poll has correctly predicted who would go on to live in the
White House five out of the past six election cycles. In 2012—after
tallying up more than 9,000 votes—Family Circle revealed
that Michelle Obama's white and dark
chocolate chip cookies won the battle against Ann Romney's M&M's cookies. To view all past
cookie contestants and winners, please visit:
http://www.familycircle.com/recipes/desserts/cookies/presidential-cookie-recipes/?page=1
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Reaching 16 million readers each month via an award-winning
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networks, Family Circle understands what inspires
women and encourages them to celebrate life's
milestones. Family Circle owns and operates the
Volvo Car Open, the world's largest women's-only tennis tournament.
The event is held annually at Volvo Car Stadium in Charleston, SC. Family Circle is
published 12 times a year by Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP;
www.meredith.com) with a circulation of 4 million.
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