ESCANABA — An Escanaba native made an appearance on the Food Network Monday evening.

Nycole Mercier was featured on an episode of “Christmas Cookie Challenge,” which aired Monday. She graduated from Escanaba High School in 1997.

Mercier now owns a bakery in Hawaii, and she was chosen to be on the show because of her business. Her parents, Ramon and Renee Alexandroni, still live in Escanaba.

According to the Food Network’s website, “In Christmas Cookie Challenge, five confident and daring bakers compete to prove their holiday cookie-making skills. Tough-love judges are on hand to crown the holiday cookie master, who will go home with a $10,000 prize.”

A rerun of Monday’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge” episode is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. Eastern.