

Whereas Auntie Linda insisted on retaining the local feeling of the bakery, Dylan wants to sell it to a chain of coffee franchises. Now, behind the scenes, the underhanded attorney is attempting to ruin the plan to revive the bakery. Yikes!!! The lawyer Dylan Carruthers is the adult version of the little bully that used to disrupt the bake-offs, upending a tray of cookies or pushing little Jack to the ground. It was almost as if they were brother and sister, as opposed to lovers. A shortcoming of this heartwarming film was the surprising absence of chemistry between Amy and Jack. One of Linda's specialty treats was the cookie she called "Santa's Sparks." But in addition to the cookie, the sparks begin to fly between Amy and Jack when their romance is rekindled. Now, the bakery will be called Cocalata Cakes. In Linda's last will and testament, she left her bakery to Amy and Jack with the expectation that they would hold the 50th Annual Christmas Cookie Contest.

Now, she fatefully returns to Chestnut after the death of Auntie Linda. Then, they separated in early adulthood when Amy went to New York and became a successful ad executive. Little Jack was a good helper in the kitchen, who bonded with Amy. The competition was run by the local baker known as Auntie Linda, who had raised the little orphan Amy Stone as if she were her own daughter. In the small town of Chestnut, there has been the annual tradition of a Christmas cookie contest.
