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♪ On the 23rd we're making cupcakes ♪

♪ Cinnamon swirls like the old days ♪

♪ I miss the first time I got a kiss under the mistletoe ♪

♪ I want one this year though ♪

♪ 'Tis the season And boy I been wishing ♪

Well, this has all the signs of being delicious.

It's shaping up to be a beautiful trifle.

Just layer it up with your favorite berries

and some vanilla cake.

All it needs now is a little more cream.

Daria.

Wow. Okay.

Sam, are you getting this?

This looks amazing.

Wow!

Well, thank you Chef Ruby.

This is a fantastic dessert to bring to any dinner

with friends or family.

And I'm not trifling with you.

Seriously.

I forgot how much I used to love baking

during the holidays.

Baking is power, Daria. Embrace it.

Ugh. I used to bake all the time during Christmas

with my mom and my nana.

I forgot just how fun it is.

You know what they say?

Baking is love for all your senses.

I love that quote, Ruby.

The role of my new cookbook, "Ruby's Holiday Treats",

along with recipes for all of these sweet treats.

Oh, well, we sure have learned a lot today, haven't we, Mary?

I'm definitely going to try those at home.

Thanks, Daria. And Merry Christmas to you, Ruby.

And that's it for us today.

Stay warm. It's a snowy one today.

And we're out.

Thanks.

Hey.

Hey. That was a great segment.

Thank you.

I mean, Mary and everyone, they're great,

but you really make this show fun for the audience.

I just want our viewers to have a Merry Christmas.

Well, I have a great time filming it.

Now we feast.

Mm-hmm.

Daria, Sam, can I see you in my office please?

Do you know what that's about?

Um, maybe a Christmas bonus.

Mm-hmm.

How can they let us all go right before Christmas?

Scrooge would be proud.

I thought the show was getting great numbers.

Hey, silver lining.

At least we don't have to wake up early anymore.

I'm not going to lie, Daria,

I'm going to miss our coffee breaks.

One last one for the road?

Double espresso over ice with honey.

You get me.

That was literally my dream job.

I moved here from the west for this job.

I thought I was going to put down roots.

All I ever wanted was to be a morning show reporter.

Good morning. This is Daria Wallace reporting live.

What?

Well, oh no, I'm not laughing at you.

I just have the cutest image in my head

of teenage Daria practicing in front of the mirror

with maybe a hairbrush for a microphone.

Practicing your lines. It's just really cute.

You get me.

I do not want to move back.

I finally found an apartment that I like

that doesn't feel like a shoebox.

I hope I can keep my apartment.

I finally became a camera operator.

I'm not just an assistant.

I did not see this coming.

Sorry. What were you saying?

You first.

It's been an honor to work with you. It has.

I feel the same way. We make a dynamic team.

Yeah, we do.

Let's keep in contact. Okay.

Yeah, yeah. Absolutely.

Good luck, Sam.

Break a leg out there, Daria.

Daria!

Hey Mom.

You were fantastic on the show this morning.

You should see all the comments online.

People love you.

They fired me.

No. Why?

Just cutbacks.

They are cutting the show

and taking from the national feed.

Nothing personal.

Nothing personal?

Firing people right before Christmas

feels like coal in your stocking to me.

Very personal.

Tell me about it.

Oh, sweetie, I'm sorry.

You were so happy there.

Donna said I was the charm

that kept the lights on at the station.

I guess they wanted a different bulb.

Exactly. People tune in to see your fun stories.

Tuned, you mean.

I just don't understand this.

My petting zoo piece last summer got the highest ratings

they'd ever seen on the show.

I don't know what happened.

Ratings schmatings. They're making a big mistake.

A little cookie therapy?

Forget therapy. These will heal me.

Is this Nana Shirley's recipe?

No, that's Nana Shirley's handwriting.

It's from her sister. Your great aunt Charlotte.

Wow, that's so cool.

Remember how you used to be obsessed with this recipe box?

Oh! Oh, sprinkle surprise.

I was quite the wiz with my little toy baking oven.

You sure were.

I don't know why I haven't done much baking since then.

Fast tracking your journalism degree

and then studying long hours and forging a career overnight.

You hardly had time to microwave a meal,

let alone bake.

That's true.

Hey, is Nana Shirley coming for Christmas?

Oh, I don't think so, honey.

She is so busy with her hectic Florida schedule,

shuffleboard tournaments, water aerobics,

and an exclusive Mahjong league.

Okay. I get why I was too busy.

But Nana Shirley's been retired for years.

How can she not be coming for Christmas?

Oh, sorry, girls. One sec.

Hi, you beautiful.

Hi, Nana Shirley.

How can you not be coming for Christmas?

Oh, I'm still on the fence.

It's a big trip and I'm just settling in here, and,

well, how's my favorite news reporter?

Actually, they fired me.

What?

Anyone that would fire you should have their head examined.

Well, apparently it's just layoffs.

I guess viewership was down.

Well, forget it.

You were outgrowing that station anyway.

Thanks for saying that, Nana.

Listen to me, Daria.

You have a gift for connecting with people,

and that's all that matters in this world.

So don't you let this get you down.

You get out there and look for a place that deserves you.

You are officially my new manager.

Oh, mwah!

Chin up Daria Jean. You hear me?

Oh, I got to go. I'm holding up the game here. Okay.

Ciao!

She's right, you know.

Getting back out there is the best thing.

I suppose so.

Should I make up some cookie tins

for prospective employers?

Can't hurt.

And don't forget to donate to

the Nordham Food Pantry in our lobby.

Now get your spirit up with these rocking Christmas tunes.

Hi!

How are you doing? It's been while.

Yeah, I'm, I'm all right.

How's Robert?

Oh, we broke up months ago.

Really?

Yeah.

Then I can finally say that guy was all wrong for you.

He just seemed like the jealous type.

Yeah, definitely.

He did not love sharing me with the public,

and he always felt like I was cheating on him

with the morning updates.

Oh, speaking of sharing,

do you want to sit in with me on the next segment?

I'm taking calls from listeners with genius gift ideas.

That sounds so fun.

But I'm actually just around spreading some Christmas cheer.

Ooh. These look delish.

And also wondering if you're hiring?

Hiring?

Yeah. Looking for a career change.

Okay. Well, over Christmas we kind of scale back.

Uh, but come spring we'll need roving reporters again.

Okay.

But I got to tell you, Dar, it's freelance.

If I were you, I'd stay where you are.

But if you're looking for a career change,

have you ever thought about podcasts?

Tell me what you love about podcasting.

Oh yeah. Podcasting is totally my jam.

Favorite three.

Um, True Crime something.

The one about the the cats.

Oh, wait, no, I totally know one.

It has three famous guys.

So funny.

What makes you a great Influencer Liaison?

Influencer Liaison...

One second. One second.

Hello? Yeah yeah, I'm not doing anything.

You are fantastic on camera.

But what about your singing voice?

Can I sing?

Oh, you mean now?

Yeah, we won't be making any decisions until the new year.

Hello?

Rude. It's Christmas, don't you know?

Uh, yeah. Okay. Sorry. My bad.

Sam. Oh, no, no.

I'm just trying to set up an interview here.

I've been presenting myself on air forever,

but this is just...

You have my full attention.

Trust me. I hear you.

I was just calling to check in. See how are you doing?

How's the job hunt going? You hear back from anyone?

Oh, I've heard back. Just not any good news.

At least you're hearing back.

Sometimes I wonder if these online applications ever find

their way to a real human.

Tell me about it.

What was that ping?

Oh, I'm, uh, just having some leftovers.

Leftover leftovers.

Hey, how about you come

with me to my parents' house tonight?

My mom's a really good cook and I could use the buffer.

A buffer?

Yeah, they mean well.

But they want to know all the details of my job search,

and, you know...

Say no more. A buffer it is.

That was delicious.

Thank you very much, Mrs. Wallace.

Thanks Sam. It's Katrina.

What about this drive home from work today?

Oh, what about all this snow?

I don't know about you guys,

but I actually really love the snow.

Where I'm from, the sunshine can be a little relentless.

Relentless sunshine, sounds terrible.

Well, it was so nice to meet you, Sam,

but if you'll all excuse me,

I'm going to get a start on the dishes.

Please. Let me help.

Ah, no need to, but I like this one.

Dad, he's just a friend from work.

Oh, I like this friend from work.

Thank you. Are these homemade?

They look professional.

My mom's the best baker in the world.

I don't know about that. It's not rocket science.

A lot of butter and a great mixer.

Trust me, if I had made these,

they would not taste like a Christmas miracle.

Nonsense. You are a great little baker.

I keep telling her that she can borrow

the family recipe box anytime.

All right, first off, this does taste like Christmas magic,

but secondly, you have a special family recipe box?

Mm-hmm.

More like a time capsule.

Look at that. This is vintage. Can I?

Yeah.

It gets handed down to each new generation.

Wow.

Look at all these.

Comes with the stains and everything.

Meringue snowman. That sounds adorable.

Oh, I haven't made those since Daria was little.

I used to line them up and make them fight each other.

And then I'd eat the whole battle scene.

Oh, look. Auntie Jeanie's pinwheel cookies.

You know what? I have an idea.

How many holiday recipes are in the box?

I don't know. 20 or 30.

To me, that sounds like a fun challenge.

Challenge?

Yeah. Baking your way through the holidays

with old family recipes, but doing it on camera.

Like an online channel.

And you could run it.

Yeah. Come on.

It would be just like the cooking segment

of the morning show.

Tomorrow's December 1st.

How would we get that all organized?

I know how to operate a camera. I can just go rent the gear.

See your first investor.

We could do like a mother daughter live show.

Oh no. Count me out.

I've got a lot going on with helping at the food pantry

and hosting Christmas.

You should do it though, Daria

By myself?

Yeah. You're amazing in front of the camera

and you worked alongside the cooks for the show.

You'd be great.

I haven't baked anything myself in years.

That's not true.

There was that birthday cake for your dad, but...

Oh, right.

That was the infamous sugar salt mix up.

I'm never going to let that one go.

Thank you for that.

Secondly, it doesn't have to be perfect.

That's part of the charm of the show, right?

Yeah. You can market it on your socials.

You already have a big following.

Okay,

if you're going to do it right,

you're going to use the magic mixer.

I'm going to box it up for you.

Magic what?

Well, maybe if I had the luck from the magic mixer.

Come on...

Okay. Okay.

Let's do it.

Perfect. So we've got the magic mixer.

We've got a box of tested family recipes.

We've got our star, we've got a cameraman.

I'd say we've got a show.

Uh, now we just have to figure out a name for it.

How about the family, uh, holiday, uh...

Baking challenge.

Okay. Three, two...

Welcome to the very first Family Holiday Baking Challenge.

I'm Daria Wallace, and behind the camera is Sam Bailey.

Hey, you.

You may know me from "Good Morning Nordham",

but today I'm coming to you live from my loft,

which we have turned into a holiday studio.

Now this...

This isn't just an old box to my family.

This is a treasure chest filled with

sweet Christmas memories.

Every worn card, every faded note

holds a holiday recipe passed down from generation

to generation, with a couple of new ones added along the way.

This very box filled with love and tradition

and way too much butter and sugar,

is exactly what inspired the Family Holiday Baking Challenge.

These, these are some of the amazing women

who have contributed recipes to this box.

Here's my Nana Shirley.

My great Aunt Charlotte.

My mom Katrina.

And here's me in a waiting pool.

Okay. Wrong season.

So, this is the challenge.

We have 32 delicious recipes to bake in 24 days.

Now, I'm not saying it's going to be perfect.

In fact, there will likely be some serious disasters

since I haven't done much baking since I was a kid.

And last time I did, I was using an oven

that was heated with a light bulb.

But we're going to have fun and I'm going to try my best.

And you've also got some fun facts to share.

Right, Daria?

Mm-hmm. Cookie Crumbs!

Helpful hints and tips supplied by my mom.

Now this is the official cookie counter.

Well, we're going to be baking more than just cookies,

but, um, told you it wasn't going to be perfect.

Oh. And we are going to be donating to

the Nordham Food Pantry.

You can click the button down below,

or if you're a local, you can head on down

to our favorite radio station and donate any non-perishables.

Let's spread some Christmas cheer to those

who need it the most, right, Sam?

Yes, absolutely.

Everyone, don't take for granted that there's enough

to eat this holiday season.

Donate generously, Nordham. We're counting on you.

Let's take care of each other out there, people.

Okay. It's time for recipe number one.

Uh, you see people, this is

so much cooler than having a recipe app on your phone.

Christmas sugar cookies, a classic.

Where every baker should begin their cookie journey.

Oh. And we are going to be using...

This mixer passed down through three generations

in my family.

We like to think it has a little bit of magic.

Hey, this dough turned out pretty good.

So you can use whatever cookie cutter shapes you want.

I have Christmas trees, snowman and stars.

Cookie Crumb!

If your dough is too soft,

it will stick to the corners of the stars.

I'm going to be using the Christmas tree.

Just make sure whatever shape you choose

to put little holes in the top

so you can hang it from your tree later.

Oh, Daria. I don't know if that's always such a good idea.

Why? It looks so charming.

Well, just saying.

Be careful everyone at home if you have pets.

One year we hung a bunch of cookies on the tree

and our puppy, Bruiser, was home all alone.

We came back, the tree was knocked over.

All the cookies were gone. Cookie crumbs everywhere.

Oh, not good. Sorry to hear that.

Um, okay, so hanging cookies on trees,

not necessarily pet friendly.

Fair enough.

Well, these cookies are ready to go in the oven.

And I will be decorating these cookies,

which I pre-baked last night.

Well, the third round, which finally turned out.

Don't worry. Nobody's judging you.

Are you all secretly judging me?

Okay.

Let me try that again.

Am I missing something here?

Um, I don't know, Daria. Maybe use the lifeline.

Yes. Nana Shirley.

Hi, Nana Shirley.

Hi beautiful. Oh wow.

Look at your whole setup. I love it.

Oh, and who's the cute cameraman?

That's Sam. Um, Sam, meet my Nana Shirley.

Nice to meet you, Daria's nana.

Oh, adorable.

Okay, so what's the problemo?

Here, let me patch her through.

Okay.

Oh, I see.

You just don't know how to flood a cookie.

Flood, like with water?

No, no honey. It's a technique.

Instead of just splattering it on there willy-nilly,

you draw an outline around the cookie first.

Oh, okay.

And then you start spreading out from the center.

Oh, but don't be shy. It takes a lot of icing.

Royal icing, Nana Shirley.

Yes. And it can be as fussy as Buckingham Palace.

Believe me.

Hey, this is really working.

Thanks for the Cookie Crumb, Nana Shirley.

I remember when I first made these.

Your mom was little and I was trying to stage the perfect

Christmasy house because my boss was coming for dinner.

Okay, here is the last part.

Oops.

Why are you nervous, Mom? Is your boss mean?

No, he's not mean.

I just never had him over to the house.

Is Daddy coming?

I'm afraid he's still out town.

But he's hoping I get this promotion too.

What's a promotion?

It means work that I like better

and more money for us to spend on food and clothes.

What about toys?

Well, I don't want to take Santa's job away from him.

I know he got your letter.

How do you know that?

Oh, he talks to me all the time.

Gives me a ring.

That's how I know that butterscotch cookies

are his favorite.

Should we make that next

so we can put them out for him on Christmas Eve?

Okay, let's go finish the tree.

How's this?

Oh, it's perfect.

Aww.

Oh, got to go kids.

Robert from room 307 is having a tiki party

and I have to find my grass skirt.

Daria, the comment section is blowing up.

Hmm. Well we will have to have Nana Shirley back

so we can find out what happened

with her big promotional dinner.

But these cookies are looking totally tree worthy.

Wouldn't you say Sam?

Absolutely.

What is it? What is it?

Well, I am going to be doing the pre-baking tonight

and you will get to find out what it is tomorrow.

Aw...

That's it for today, bakers. Thanks for watching.

And don't forget to like and subscribe.

And remember to donate to the food pantry.

Yes. Every donation counts.

Bake it easy!

And we're...

And we're out.

That was a great first show. Good job.

I don't know if I can keep this off for another 23 days.

Daria, we had 200 views.

Come on. That's not bad for day one.

We just got to keep hitting socials.

Hey, maybe I can see if Maryk will have us

on her radio show.

Brilliant idea. Yes.

Hey, thanks for doing this with me.

I know it's a lot.

Well, thank you for getting us

both work over the holidays.

Unpaid work.

I still like it

and I don't want to be doing anything else.

Hey, why don't I, uh, order some takeout.

We can start prepping for tomorrow. What do you say?

No, no, no. You should go home and rest.

What am I going to do at home?

What?

Nothing. It's just,

it's nice to be around a fellow workaholic.

Oh!

Whoa!

All right. Ready? Ready?

Yep.

Oh, before I forget,

I got you something.

When did you have time to get this?

We were here so late last night.

Open it.

I love it. Thank you.

I figured we could change it up.

Make the visuals exciting for the show.

Okay. So let me get this straight.

Not only are you co-producer, director, camera operator,

assistant camera, but now you're also wardrobe.

Yeah. I don't know if you know this about me,

but I'm multi-talented.

All right...

So 10 seconds.

Okay.

Good.

Ready?

And three, two...

Hello cookie lovers.

Today we are taking on mini gingerbread houses.

And you know what that means?

We get to eat a lot of candy.

Look at the color on these.

Yeah. We'll never know how many we ruined last night.

Except now they do.

Good thing that I made two,

because I am definitely going to mess the first one up.

Or maybe it's an invitation for some friendly competition.

You think?

Unless the audience does not want to see that.

Oh wow. Yeah. Okay. That's an overwhelming

Yes they want to see a competition.

Come on.

Come on.

Okay

Everybody, this is Sam.

Come on.

Just be normal.

Hi everybody.

Okay, so these are the pieces that we need

to make our mini gingerbread houses.

So wait, we're going to be assembling it with this.

Yep.

Why don't we just use glue?

Come on. They're not going to know.

I would know.

Hey, I have a lot of family pride riding in this.

Well, family pride prepare to get your butt whooped

by a competitive cameraman.

I thought you said you didn't know how to bake.

Maybe I do.

Oh wait, hold on.

What am I getting myself into here?

Am I about to be the new host of Baking with Betrayal?

Ready, set...

Gingerbread house.

Okay, wait. There's only one piping bag.

So I think we have to share...

No no no!

Come on, go go!

Licorice on the front door?

Oh yeah. It's a daisho.

A what?

A daisho. You know when the Samurai warriors would put

the crossing swords above the door?

You learn something new every day, folks.

Mm-hmm.

Ooh. Front walkway. Next level.

Well, thank you.

I don't know if it competes with your icing rooftop though.

Oh, 30 seconds left.

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.

Hands up! -Time's up!

Okay. Let's see what the audience has to say.

Oh, right. Yeah. Closeups.

Forgot I'm still working the camera.

Lots of love for the licorice front door.

Oh, and also on my gumdrop roof line.

It's kind of looking like it's a tie.

Well, someone says yes, it's definitely a tie.

Someone else says it's a tie

because they're such a good match.

Our numbers are way up.

Yeah, I can see that.

This is great.

Okay, let's just rewind. Let's see what happened.

Oh, okay. It looks like...

Right here. -Yeah, that's right.

When you stepped out from behind camera.

That's no surprise.

You're a superstar, Sam.

I think they just like the chemistry between us.

Yeah. Uh, I'm, I'm hungry. Do you want to get some food?

Yeah, we got a kitchen full of gingerbread houses.

Amazing protein?

I know a great spot.

Let's do it.

I'm telling you, you're going to love this place.

They've got it down to a science.

Sam, how's my favorite camera wizard?

Ah, doing well. Doing well.

I brought reinforcements this time.

Hi, I'm Daria. Nice to meet you.

I know you. I see you on my TV every morning.

Yeah. Um, well, not anymore unfortunately, but, um,

Sam and I are working on a project of our own.

Good to hear that.

So what'll be? Get you some fuel for all this scheming?

Yes, absolutely.

I'm thinking for her first time,

two half racks, extra smoky barbecue sauce

and the rustic hand cut fries.

It's a moral imperative. I'm trusting you.

Mm. That sounds delicious.

You got it. Grab a seat. I'll be right out with it.

Fellow barbecue nerds. Hard to come by out here.

I bet that's true.

Thanks Jimmy.

Oh, so that was amazing and delicious.

Oh, fall off the bone meat.

Mic drop.

Yeah. Because it's the real deal.

Do you eat like this all the time?

At home? Yes, absolutely.

I had my go-to spot. It's amazing.

When I came here, I started going through rib withdrawal.

It was awful. But this place saved me.

Can't believe I've never noticed it before.

Yeah. Are you sure you've actually

spent your entire life here?

Pretty much. I moved to the city for a broadcast school,

but I'm not much of a big city person.

Yeah, you sound like me.

Grew up in a small town and I prefer it.

Okay. So I can finally ask you...

What? What'd I do?

Why on earth would you leave all that beautiful sunshine

for upstate New York?

That's it? That's your big question.

Yeah.

So very easily, I didn't want to be a camera assistant anymore.

And I kept trying to break through and come up

and it wasn't happening where I was.

So I cast a wider net, got a job here and I took it.

So you moved just for the job?

Yeah, pretty much.

And I was curious what a real winter would be like.

What do you think so far?

Novelty hasn't worn off yet.

Everyone keeps telling me to wait until mid-March.

I'll probably reevaluate my life then.

True. But I love the snow too. Don't get me wrong.

By the time summer comes around, I am ready.

But I don't know, there's just something about

being so cozy inside when it's freezing outside.

What do you miss most about home?

Oh, my family. My family a lot.

My mom's a sweetheart and I have a brother.

He's married, has a kid. Oh, actually two kids.

Uh, he just had one. I haven't met him yet.

I always wanted a brother or sister.

When I was younger, I would spend my time

getting lost in books or playing my imagination games.

Imagination games? What are those?

Just make-believe stuff.

I'd cut the bottom out of a cardboard box

and paint the front like a TV set.

And I'd put on shows from the inside for my parents.

Really? -Yeah.

And what kind of shows?

Everything from news to dancing competitions.

I even had a nature show. I used my stuffed animals.

The amazing life, the wild teddy bear.

Accent and all.

Mm-hmm.

That's really quite cool.

So basically you were one of the kids that

pretended to be an astronaut

and then you actually grew up to become one.

I guess.

I was pretty bossy too.

I had a remote control out of cardboard

and I'd yell at my parents to change the channel.

So not much has changed there.

I'm kidding.

No, that's pretty amazing.

You and your brother ever do stuff like that?

No. No, no, no. Not at all.

I guess it's pretty weird.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that.

No, I love that you grew up doing that.

And I can picture little Daria slating out a whole program,

network show for your parents.

And it's amazing.

Um, just in a small town,

the boys, all we did was play football.

That's pretty much all you did.

Did it pay off? Are you any good?

Okay. I can throw a ball from point A to point B,

but not half as good as my brother.

He was kind of a big deal in high school.

So you're still close with him then?

Yeah, absolutely. He's my best friend.

I can't wait for you to meet him.

He's going to love us together.

You know, for the show, uh, on the show.

So, anything else for you two?

How about, uh, some pie? Ice cream?

What'd I say?

Well, it's just that we've been doing this holiday baking

show, so every single day we're eating more desserts

than you can possibly imagine.

Holiday baking. I know you've got that,

whipped shortbread you like.

Yeah, a hundred percent.

It's my favorite. Of course, we are.

Uh, what about, uh, like a peach cobbler?

Ooh, German chocolate cake, chocolate, pecans, coconut.

Oh, that sounds amazing.

Coming right up.

Yes.

Oh...

Make room!

♪ Oh it's a beautiful time of the year ♪

Today's recipe is pinwheel cookies.

Thanks recipe box.

Cookie Crumb! Use fun sprinkles.

♪ And we don't have to go nowhere ♪

♪ We'll spend our days without a care ♪

♪ The snow keeps falling I will too ♪

♪ I'll fall for you ♪

♪ Getting ready for the yuletide ♪

♪ Hold my hand when we go outside cause ♪

♪ Oh I love you most when it snows ♪

Hi everyone. Today we are making window cookies.

Cookie Crumb!

Use a seedless jam.

Very nice. Notice the technique

♪ I love you most when it snows ♪

♪ So let's have a snow day ♪

♪ Let's have a snow day ♪

♪ Let's have a snow day ♪

♪ Let's have a snow day ♪

♪ You are my body by the fire ♪

♪ All night I'm listening to the choir ♪

♪ This snow's still falling and I am too ♪

♪ Falling for you ♪

Today on our Family Holiday Baking Challenge,

we have chocolate crinkle cookies.

Cookie Crumb! Use the best cocoa you can find.

♪ I love you most when it snows ♪

♪ Oh I love you most when it snows ♪

♪ Oh I love you most when it snows ♪

♪ And it shows so let’s have a snow day ♪

♪ Oh I love you most when it snows ♪

♪ Oh I love you most when it snows ♪

♪ Oh I love you most when it snows ♪

♪ And it shows so let’s have a snow day ♪

♪ Let’s have a snow day ♪

♪ Let’s have a snow day ♪

Oh, mm-hmm.

Yeah!

That's amazing.

This peppermint bark is my mom's favorite.

And mine.

Yo Hoo!

Say her name and she shall appear.

Oh, rats.

I haven't ruined the filming, have I?

No, no, no. We are live. But come on in Katrina.

And now we smash.

Oh, I love smashing.

Even the most mild mannered baker

likes to let off a little steam.

I got to get in on this.

Yes! -Okay.

Thank you. -You're welcome.

Okay. Okay. You know what, that is great.

Thank you so much. Nicely done.

Okay, let's add it in.

Perfect.

Mom, would you like to do the honors

of picking the next recipe?

Yes.

Okay, here we go.

Ooh. Nice.

Okay. Well that is it for today, bakers.

Tomorrow we will see you with some fruity mini marshmallows.

Bake it easy!

Bake it easy!

And we're out.

The viewer's loved that your mom stopped by.

Yeah, such a nice surprise.

Ugh. I am exhausted.

Well, we're going to have to pull some bigger days

if we want to get through it all.

Mm-hmm.

What?

What?

Nothing. Nothing.

Yikes.

Come on. I'm too lazy to get up. Just tell me.

Okay. Betty from Montana, she says,

Sam can be my peppermint bark any day.

Okay. Now I understand the look on your face.

It gets better.

Irene from Baltimore, she says,

They're so cute together.

Is anyone watching this for the recipes anymore?

Continue.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

It's uh, it's getting a little out of hand.

They're coming up with ship names.

No way. -Oh, yeah, yeah.

Tell me, let's go.

So there's a war going on.

Half the people want Sam-Maria

and the other half of the people want Darium.

Darium. What?

That sounds like something you pick up at the pharmacy.

Take two darium before meals...

To prevent further sam-maria.

Sam-maria is way better, right?

Yeah.

What?

Nothing.

Your face just got all sad.

No. Did it?

Sam, you can tell me anything.

I just don't want to be a joke to you.

You're not a joke to me.

No, I mean, like, I want you to think that I'm funny.

You're very funny.

I just also want you to take me seriously.

You are seriously very funny.

Sam, I think you're great.

I think you're great too.

Maryk wants to have us on the radio to interview us

because the donations have been piling in from the show.

That's great.

Yeah. Isn't that amazing?

You just do it so effortlessly.

Don't be nervous.

There won't be any hard hitting questions.

No, I know. I know.

I'm just not used to this on camera stuff.

It's radio.

Right.

Wow. Daria Wallace.

Do you think I could get an autograph for my niece?

Yeah. What's your niece's name?

Martha.

Well actually it's for me. I'm Martha.

I haven't been watching the morning show lately.

You haven't been on.

Yeah, they canceled the whole show. Part of the show.

You were the best part of the news team.

That's so sweet. Thank you.

But you know, Daria's got her own channel now.

You should look it up online.

Thank you. I'll tune in.

Right. Merry Christmas.

And tell your friends.

Daria's back! She's got her own channel.

I'm so sorry about that, Sam.

What are you talking about?

What are you apologizing for? That was awesome.

It was? -Yeah.

Come on. I'm like walking around with a celebrity.

You just got noticed on the street.

Plus we just got a new fan. She's going to go tell everyone.

Come on. That was just so cool.

According to my ex-boyfriend,

that's actually like the least cool thing ever.

Really?

Yeah. I'm pretty sure that's why we broke up.

Because you have fans and you're amazing.

Come on. I mean, how insecure can a guy get?

So neither of you

are the every year around the holiday

I have to bake kind of baker?

Is that right?

No, I mean, I'm not really an anything kind of baker.

Baking runs as a tradition in my family,

but I just hope some of it rubbed off on me.

No lies. She's a great baker. She's just being modest.

Most of the recipes have turned out great.

Keyword. There is most.

So the shortbread was a little tough.

I'm feeling a lot of shame about it, Maryk.

I bet. You're taking this very seriously.

But I have to ask,

any plans on getting back to television, Daria?

I mean, I would definitely consider it,

but it's more about if they would consider me.

Well anyway, people can check out this online show now,

up until Christmas Eve.

The gingerbread house episode was hilarious.

You two are having a lot of fun with this.

Yeah, it's a lot of holiday shenanigans.

And what about behind the scenes?

Uh, we just do our best not

to eat all the desserts for dinner.

No, I mean,

is there any romance in the air between you two?

Um...

Whoops. Seems like I hit a live wire there.

You don't have to answer that,

but reading the comments in your feed,

I'd say it's definitely on the minds of your fans.

I'm so sorry.

Uh, why don't I play a song?

Let's rock around the Christmas tree.

Merry Christmas!

And bake it easy!

Oh,

I did not mean to put you on the spot like that.

I honestly thought you were a couple.

No, it's okay. Totally, totally fine.

No, we could use the PR

and we are the couple that isn't, the spinoff.

Just really appreciate you doing this show promo.

Oh, of course.

It's the least I can do after you calling out the food drive.

Donations are way up this year, thanks to your shout outs.

Oh, here we go.

I'll get the door, Mom.

Thank you sweetie.

Welcome to our home, Mr. and Mrs. Harper.

This way.

Aren't you darling.

You must be Katrina.

Hey ya kid.

Hi Henry. -Hey.

And hello Bonnie. -Hi.

It's so nice to finally meet you, Shirley.

Henry has told me so much about you.

Please let me take your jackets.

I'm so sorry Bill couldn't be here.

He's off on a sales trip.

Oh, next time.

Please come in. Let's have a seat before dinner.

You have a lovely home.

Thank you.

What manners.

If only our kids were half as nice as this.

Too late for them. They're already in college.

We're trying to save up for that hurdle.

Katrina's going to college?

Of course I am.

Well, good for you kid.

It ain't cheap, that's for sure.

Well, maybe if you moved up to the sales department,

Shirley, it might make things a little bit easier.

Oh.

I'm rooting for you.

Well, that certainly would be the modern choice now,

wouldn't it?

Well, the company needs to get with the times.

Women are in the workforce in every sector now.

And insurance shouldn't be any different.

I'd love the chance to prove myself,

but I understand there are other candidates.

I would have to consider the men in the running.

What? Like Tony? He's hardly a man.

He's still in the mailroom.

But he just got married.

He would need to provide.

Well, Shirley needs to provide too. You heard her.

They're saving up for college.

It's not the same.

Shirley has a husband bringing in pay.

Henry, that's hardly the point. She's earned the promotion.

I know, I know. Don't throw it down my throat.

I haven't decided yet.

Oh, that's okay.

Well, shall we eat?

Yeah, I'm starved.

Something smells great in here.

Thank you. I'm serving Coq au Vin.

Oh.

Pretty chic.

Merci.

Everyone wanted to make Coq au Vin back then.

It was so popular.

I love this story, Nana Shirley.

And if I weren't about to mess up this pie right now,

I'd ask you to keep going.

But, these apples are going everywhere.

Well spread more applesauce.

Oh, okay.

And more apples be generous.

Hmm. Cookie Crumb! Add lots of apples.

You got it.

Now, more hands are a big help this time.

Oh, that's my cue.

All right, let's rock and roll.

Scoot over.

Yep. Keep going. You got it.

I'm off to the next hole.

I mean... -Yeah. Okay.

You know what?

For what it lacks in presentation,

I think it will make up for in taste.

Uh, somebody says A for effort. At least we tried.

I mean that's, that's nice.

Aw, our viewers are so nice.

That was my dad, wasn't it?

Yes it was.

He says he's swinging by for pie and coffee later.

Nice.

Hey Sam. We actually did it.

You know, I'm not mad at it.

Pie for the win.

Thumbprint cookies.

Definitely not a win.

These just look like pancakes.

Well, you could smother them in maple syrup.

Fry up some bacon. You've got a pretty good breakfast there.

I guess...

Pfeffernüsse!

These are one of the oldest recipes in our box.

Good old, great Aunt Charlotte brought them

into our family tradition.

My dad loves them.

He bakes a huge batch every year.

He brought us some. See!

They smell amazing.

Mine?

Um, well...

Might make it in a family tradition one year.

Hey Daria.

I bet they'd be great on top of ice cream.

Hmm...

Cookie Crumb!

Today. That's literal.

Ice cream toppings.

Bake it easy.

And we're out.

Thanks for the save, Sam.

I got you.

Your great Aunt Charlotte would be proud.

Seriously.

Oh, all these problems.

I can't do this.

Yeah. Well, our audience doesn't really love it either.

Reviews are down, aren't they?

Yeah. They're down just a little bit.

But it's no big deal.

Why did I think anyone would want to watch me bake?

I'm a disaster.

Hey, that's my friend you're talking about.

And for your information,

donations for the charity have tripled.

Really? -Yeah. Look.

See.

Look. It's all good.

You always know what to say.

Hey, why don't we get out of here.

Let's get some Jimmy's barbecue.

It'll make us feel better.

What do you say?

Okay.

Okay. This is cheering me up.

All right. See.

There's nothing that a little smokey barbecue can't cure.

How can you be so upbeat?

Our audience was so down today.

Because it's all part of the natural flow

of having a hit online baking show.

I mean, come on.

The way that I see it,

it's all happening as a natural part of the Christmas chaos.

It's just a crazy time of year.

Everyone's out there, you know,

competing for toys and clothes and knickknacks.

I mean, didn't your parents ever get stressed

during this time of year?

I mean, mine sure did.

Yeah. My mom was exhausted some years.

Yeah, mine too.

And sometimes when she was exhausted or stressed,

she always add a little catchphrase.

A little mantra.

Perfection is overrated.

She's right. You're right.

Oh, no, no. Don't give me the credit for it. It's all her.

She's always right. And she likes to be told that too.

But what I can tell you, and it's all mine,

is don't forget, this is bigger than cookies.

It is?

Yeah. Yeah, of course it is.

We're raising money for charity. We're entertaining people.

We're, we're sharing your family recipes.

We are literally embodying the Christmas spirit

with what we're doing.

Yeah. Okay.

This is bigger than sugar.

Exactly.

Daria, why don't you take the night off?

Just relax. Don't pre-bake anything.

We can come in tomorrow and we can wing it.

What's on the schedule anyway?

Oh, come on. It's date cookies.

We could do that in our sleep. It's easy peasy.

Okay.

Seriously. I do not know how you got everything done

during the holidays.

Oh, I didn't really do that much.

Are you kidding me?

From decorating the whole front of the house

to Santa and his elves on the front lawn.

You had bows on the mantle, garlands on the staircase.

And not to mention

all of the baking and cooking that you did.

We were still taking sweets out of the freezer in March.

That was great.

Oh, I was just so excited for Christmas.

Especially when you were little.

I loved getting you special presents.

Do you remember those mini stuffies you loved so much?

Oh yeah, yeah.

There was the purple llama and then the four leaf clover.

It was like a treasure hunt. I went to so many stores.

Oh. And that one year I finally found that little

take care of your pet game way at the back of the shelf.

I was so happy, I did a little dance in the shop.

You know, I still have that.

You made Christmas so special for me.

Thank you.

Oh, well your Nana Shirley set the bar.

She raised me the same way with all the magic.

And one day you are going to pass it on too.

Yeah.

Hey, and thank you so much for all your help

with this baking challenge.

I didn't do much. You are doing the actual work.

Well, you supplied equipment,

helpful baking tips, and inspiration.

You've done a lot.

I know how you can return the favor.

Absolutely. What can I do?

Help me find something to get for your father for Christmas.

I am out of new ideas.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

You guys have been married for so long.

I feel like you've probably gotten him everything.

Well, exactly.

And he's the person I know best in the world.

Not me.

I've known him longer.

That's true.

Richard is my best friend.

The love of my life, my forever person,

my soulmate.

Okay. I get it.

Hmmm...

Maybe you could do a redo.

And give him the same gift as last year.

No, I, I mean, think of a gift he really loved.

And maybe you can redo it somehow.

Oh, when you were a toddler, Nana Shirley babysat you

and I gave your dad a weekend away.

Just the two of us.

We played golf and had a lovely steak dinner after.

Hey, now you wouldn't have to wait

for a special weekend to do that.

True.

Can you think of anything else?

I know. I found this beautiful leather briefcase

and it was on sale and I had his initials put on it.

It was so lovely looking that he said

that briefcase got him promoted.

Mm-hmm. He still uses that.

Yeah.

Hmm.

What a proper gift from a young lady to a young man.

Well, I thought so.

Oh, your dad really loves it.

Oh. And it's also getting very worn.

Hey.

Shopping trip!

Well, hello there, Mother. How are you?

Is there something you want to tell me

about that Daria girl?

You're like two peas in a pod on that show.

You just launched right into it, huh?

There's no, hey, your father and I miss you so much.

How are you? I'm great, Mom. Thanks for asking.

Good to hear.

And...

Yes, I, uh, I really do like her, but we're just friends.

It seems like more when I'm watching.

So how's the new grandson?

Oh, he is a champion eater already.

I tell you that kid's going to be taller than your brother.

Yeah. Well, I can't wait to meet him.

We can't wait to see you

sometime after this big baking challenge.

I know.

Oh, hey, I, uh,

I ran into your old boss at the supermarket yesterday.

He's very impressed by your camera work.

Wait, Travis saw the show?

Don't be so surprised, he's interested in your career.

Yeah, he was so interested, he couldn't give me a promotion

over the course of five years.

Well, it could be that you left

right before all of that was going to happen.

Yeah. Or it was never going to happen, Mom.

He's just interested now that someone else wants me.

Well, either way, this could mean a future for you

back at channel nine.

Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it.

How's Dad doing?

Good. He misses you.

I mean, he'll never tell you that, but he does.

I miss you guys too.

These date cookies were added to the recipe box

back in the eighties when everyone was on a health kick.

My mom's not a huge fan.

She likes to add chocolate to hers.

See, it says right here.

Sprinkle in chocolate to make them taste better.

I think I'm with Nana Shirley on this one though.

She says that a proper date cookie

can out taste a brownie any day.

My own Cookie Crumb?

No chocolate.

Sam closeups.

Sam...

What? Um, yeah, of course, closeup.

And, uh, um, don't forget.

We have to get another recipe from the box

On it.

Wow. Full-time position as head camera operator.

I mean, that's the dream, isn't it?

Yeah, it was the dream until we started this.

I mean, that's apples and oranges.

We've been doing like a fun experiment.

Yeah, but I thought we were building something.

Yeah. And it's been amazing.

But this little experiment turns into a pumpkin

on Christmas Eve, which is next weekend

if you didn't already notice.

Yeah, I know.

And he asked if I would come in,

shoot the rest of the holiday content before Christmas Day,

but I can just ask to start in the new year.

That way I'm not leaving you in the lurches

for the last few days of the challenge.

Listen, listen.

I really appreciate what you're saying right now.

And selfishly, I would love for you to stay.

You cannot lose out on this job.

I don't want to walk away from this.

I don't want you to miss this opportunity for six recipes.

It's seven.

Seven recipes.

Sam, I am not going to stand in the way of your success.

You really want me to go?

Sam, I am really happy for you.

I'll see you around.

You two aren't supposed to see me like this.

What happened?

He gave the promotion to Tony.

Honey, I'm so sorry. You deserved this.

It wasn't meant to be, I guess.

I'm sorry, Mom.

You'll get the next one for sure.

Nope, it's not a possibility.

Why not?

Because he fired me.

What? Why?

When he told me all about

how much Tony needs the job more than me.

It was more than I could take.

Oh oh. What did you do?

I guess I told him what I thought of his decision.

And then he said that

he wasn't going to promote me anyway,

because I'm much too forward.

Whatever that means.

Are you laughing at me?

I'm sorry.

I just love picturing you giving the Henry the what for?

He wouldn't know progress

if it snuck up and bit him in the butt.

I hate his cologne anyway.

Now you don't have to work on the holidays.

Aw, that's what I call it, bright side.

You are going to find something better.

I just know it.

What did I do to deserve you two?

Don't be mad.

I started the church windows without you.

What?

And they're not going so well.

Let's go have a look.

It's time for the oil now.

I want to help.

Okay.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa! That's enough!

Ooh, that feels nice.

Here. Feel that.

Ooh, that does feel nice.

And it smells nice too.

Mmmm. Should we mix it now?

Yeah. -Okay.

Whoa!

So not only did you not get the promotion,

but they fired you?

Well, to be fair,

I did say some pretty unprofessional things that day.

Still. I bet the people are not happy to hear that.

What are the comments in the feed saying, Dad?

Dad?

Yeah. Uh, right here.

What are some of the comments in the feed?

Oh, the feed. Um, I, I get that over here.

Yeah. Can you just read some of them out loud?

Um, Wendy says, so many feels I heart Nana Shirley?

And, uh, Pam from Palm Springs says that

I do not heart that Henry,

she should have got the promotion.

And then there's one that says, where's Sam? I miss him.

Oh.

Thanks for your support, everyone.

But don't feel sorry for me.

And look at those church windows.

They're going to look exactly like stained glass

when they're done.

Finally redeeming myself with a no bake recipe.

And are you going to tell people what happened to Sam?

Yeah. Yeah.

So, uh, we have a new camera operator.

My dad, Richard.

He very kindly volunteered his time to help me out.

So thank you, Dad.

Come say hi.

Oh, he's feeling a little shy right now.

But great news,

Sam got an amazing job offer back home,

so he decided to go for it.

Oh, look at these church windows.

So cute.

Well, thanks for watching.

Stay festive.

You okay, beautiful?

Yeah, I'm, I'm fine.

Well, not to pile on with the crowd, but I kind of thought

you were sweet on each other too.

Pardon the pun.

We were, I mean, we are.

You and Mom always taught me that a career is important

and I don't want to get in the way of this opportunity,

Right...

Yes and no. I get it.

I'm here if you want to talk.

I love you Nana Shirley.

Right back at you, Daria.

Daria, you're a sight for sore eyes.

Hey, Jimmy, what's new?

With me? Not much.

What's going on between you and Sam?

What do you mean?

What do I mean? He went home.

Yeah. He got a good job.

I know that. Why did you tell him to take it?

Well, I couldn't offer him anything permanent.

Are you crazy?

He loves you more than brisket loves a smoker.

He really does.

What? No.

The way he looks at you.

I can't believe you'd tell him to go.

I care about him.

I want him to pursue his dreams.

Well, I think you're part of that dream, Daria.

♪ Tell me baby are you coming home ♪

♪ Yes darling I'm coming home ♪

♪ Snow is falling I'm all alone ♪

♪ Yes darling I'm coming home ♪

♪ Everything's all right ♪

♪ Christmas lights are shining bright ♪

♪ And there's a star up in the sky ♪

♪ It shines for you and I ♪

♪ And lights the winter road back home tonight ♪

Well, folks, it is Christmas Eve Day.

You know what that means.

It is the final day of the Family Holiday Baking Challenge.

As you can see, our official cookie counter,

we only have one recipe left.

Sam convinced me to save this recipe for last

because it's the only one that

both of our families have in common.

We have a version of dark chocolate cookies

in our family recipe box.

And Sam's family has the tradition

of eating dark chocolate cookies on Christmas Eve.

So this goes out to Sam and his family.

Hi, you.

Whew. Sam was right. That was easy.

Now note, we have to dip these cookies in white chocolate

and add festive sprinkles.

Sorry, Nana Shirley.

But this is the Bailey family way.

I guess I should write that on the back of the recipe card.

Now I'm the one adding to the classics.

Now we have to dip the cookies in white chocolate.

And then we add a dust of sprinkles.

Then we get a call from Nana.

Hi, Nana Shirley.

Hi ya kid.

I'm just watching the show and well,

it looks like the lifeline needs to call you.

Thanks. But Dad and I have it covered, right, Dad?

I know that.

I'm just calling to show support for those cookies.

Thanks. Hope you don't mind that we're using white chocolate.

Are you kidding? I love it.

Tradition is important,

but you also need to be flexible enough to change.

Oh, hold on honey, here's a flyer.

Ah, there you go.

This one, good to go?

Yeah. That looks great.

I'm so proud of you.

Who knew that baking and coconut oil

would lead to a best selling face cream.

Love you Nana Shirley.

Wish you were coming for Christmas.

Aw, call me from your mom's place.

I will I just have to finish the rest of these cookies.

Well, white chocolate chocolate cookies.

Check.

Hey, let's say we take this livestream on the road.

Hey guys, do you all want to visit my mom

and see the house that I grew up in?

I love you, Mom.

Thanks for all the help answering my baking questions

and Mom and Dad for eating the finished products.

Dad, do you want to pack up early and we'll hit the road?

Okay.

All right. Oh, and don't forget your mom's mixer.

Oh, here, let me take that off your hands.

Oh, it's freezing out there.

Especially when you're dressed for a video set.

Your mom's probably in the kitchen.

Oh, well, folks, this is where it all began.

Oh no, don't film in here. It's a complete mess,

Mom. Everyone's kitchen is a mess on Christmas Eve.

See, this is the work of a real professional.

We expecting someone?

I'll get it.

Oh, hey, hey. Get in here. Get out of the cold.

Sam?

I heard someone was baking shortbread cookies.

What are you doing here?

Uh, wait, are we still live?

Still live.

Okay, good because I've got something I want to say.

And since you guys started the baking journey with us,

I kind of feel like it's appropriate

to have you here with us now...

To watch me do this.

Daria, this has been the best December of my entire life.

Easily, aside from the fact that

we got fired at the beginning of it.

But I do believe we were thrown together for a reason.

I wanted to tell you that

this isn't some little experiment for me.

So from the thumbprint pancake cookie disaster

to supporting you and watching you

taking care of your fans on the street,

you're the most amazing woman I've ever met in my entire life.

What about your job offer?

I don't want to be with anybody else.

I don't want to be with anyone else either.

So from baking, traveling adventures,

I don't care what we do or where we go.

As long as I'm with you,

You get me.

Okay, folks, we're going to have Christmas Eve dinner now.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

And thanks for watching.

Oh, did you see today's tally for the Nordham food donation?

Is it good?

Yeah, it's really good.

Here, look.

That's amazing.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

What in the world?

Merry Christmas.

You came!

I couldn't spend Christmas without my family.

Ma'am, it is such a pleasure to finally meet you.

Don't you ma'am me. Get in here.

I feel like I know you already.

Thank you. Likewise. It's been such a pleasure.

Oh, you're so cute.

Oh. Oh, guys. Hi!

Come. Look how busy you've been. Oh my goodness!

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

I wonder how many times this mixer has whipped cream.

Hey, Mom, I brought your recipe box back.

Just a few more sticky fingerprints on it.

You know what?

I think it's time that you became

the keeper of the holiday recipes.

Hey, why don't we get them digitized

then everyone in the family can use them.

Cookie Crumb!

I can get it done at the library.

They have all the scanner bells and whistles there.

Mom, I was thinking maybe you and I can audition for

the new channel to do a mother and daughter cooking show.

The people would love that.

Nana Shirley, you got so many likes.

Well, I suppose I can be persuaded.

There's a lot of life left in this mixer yet.

Yes, there is.

Speaking of mixers,

would you two ladies join me in the living room?

Okay.

Oh, a new magic mixer.

It's gorgeous.

Well, since I was hoping to keep your mixer,

I had to get you one.

Thank you. I love it.

Well, and I accept the challenge

to co-host my lovely daughter's cooking show.

And I think I know what would make a great episode.

Baking a wedding cake.

But not until spring.

Well, Merry Christmas!

♪ On the 23rd ♪

♪ We're making cupcakes ♪

♪ Cinnamon swirls Like the old days ♪

♪ I miss the first time I got a kiss under the mistletoe ♪

♪ I want one this year though ♪

♪ We're all going out for the weekend ♪

♪ I promise I'll be good ♪

♪ 'Tis the season And boy I been wishing ♪

♪ There's somebody special wrapped up under my tree ♪

♪ Don't normally say this ♪

♪ But since that it's Christmas ♪

♪ I just want my baby coming home back to me ♪

♪ Santa it's all I need ♪

♪ 'Tis the season And boy I been wishing ♪

♪ There's somebody special wrapped up under my tree ♪

♪ Don't normally say this ♪

♪ But since that it's Christmas ♪

♪ I just want my baby coming home back to me ♪

♪ Santa it's all I need ♪