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One cookie
to represent
the entire North
We're searching for a cookie that captures the flavours, traditions, and stories of the Northwest Territories and we need your help finding it.
The NWT is home to flavours found nowhere else in the world, birch syrup from boreal forests, berries hand-picked from the tundra, Labrador tea steeped in tradition.
The Territorial Agrifood Association is launching The Great NWT Cookie Quest: a territory-wide search for a cookie that truly represents the Northwest Territories — its ingredients, its stories, and its people.
Whether you're an Elder with a recipe passed down through generations, a youth who bakes with their family, or a local baker experimenting with Northern flavours, we want to hear from you.
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HOW IT WORKS...
From your kitchen to
the Official NWT Cookie
SUBMIT YOUR RECEPIES
MAY 25 - JUN 15
REGIONAL FINALISTS
JUN 15 - JUL 1
THE GREAT TASTE-OFF
JUL 25 - 26
THE CROWNING
NOV 03
The Official NWT Cookie is announced with ceremony at the NWT Tourism Conference.
4 finalists announced. Public voting opens. In-person tastings at Tastes of the North.
Live judging at the NWT Culinary Festival. Scored on taste, Northern identity, story, and scalability.
Submit your Northern cookie recipe with at least one local ingredient and the story behind it.
WHAT THE WINNER GETS...
More than a title
a place in NWT history
The winning recipe becomes part of the NWT's food identity and commercial landscape.
Sold at
Tastes of the North
Produced by
Flavour Forge
Featured in NWT tourism materials
Official title:
The NWT Cookie
RECEPIE SUBMISSION...
IS YOUR COOKIE
the taste of the north?
Open to all NWT residents. One submission per person.
Submissions close June 15, 2026 at 11:59 pm
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