Wow - this must be some record for me! It's only Friday night, and I'm already putting the finishing touches on this week's Saturday Spotlight. I'm going to celebrate my efficiency by taking off most of Saturday and Sunday, which translates into visiting our farm alongside hubby, tending the many rangy plants in my garden beds, catching a movie (I'm dying to see The Hundred Foot Journey), and generally catching up on quality personal time.
I hope you'll find some ways to relax too - like kicking back with a cup of coffee (or glass of wine, depending on your time zone) to slowly peruse the beauty in this week's hot list*! So without further ado, please enjoy all of the cookie delights that I'm about to share with you.
(But first . . . while on the subject of wine, let me add: stay tuned! I have an exciting wine promo coming soon!)
#1: "You Are My Sunshine"-Themed Cookies by Compassionate Cake
#2: Girl with Dandelion by Matilda's Cooking [EDITOR'S NOTE: Please give a warm welcome to this newcomer to the site. Matilda took us by surprise this week with this amazing post!]
#3: Triple-Layered Chocolate Cake Cookies by Cookies by Missy Sue [EDITOR'S NOTE: Yum. Nothing more, just yum.]
#4: A Window to the World! by The Cookie Lab [EDITOR'S NOTE: This cookie conjures up all the rest and relaxation that I am hoping for this weekend.]
#5: PBP (aka Practice Bakes Perfect) Farm by The Painted Pastry [EDITOR'S NOTE: A recent - and very lovely - color challenge entry.]
#6: Birds by Matilda's Cooking [EDITOR'S NOTE: Not only did Matilda take us by surprise, she took us by storm with many great posts!]
#7: Geisha con Monedas de la Suerte by El Atelier de la Reposteria
#8: Pink Flamingos by Michelle West Sion
#9: White Out! by Teri Pringle Wood
#10: Wafer Paper and Royal Icing Cookie by Evelindecora
* As a reminder, a word about how the rankings are determined: The rankings are not at all subjective. In fact, they are determined essentially by you, our members, and the activity (number of views, likes, and comments) you've bestowed on each photo. The site uses a top-secret algorithm that weighs these various factors to determine which photos are trending most quickly (i.e., are the "hottest") over specified periods of time. As such, the hot list at the time of this announcement may look a little different a few hours or a day from now as more photos are added to the site.
So that no one has an unfair advantage in making it onto a hot list, the algorithm is secret even to site administrators. Only our platform developers know the code, which has been exhaustively tested by those developers and Cookie Connection staff.
All photos shown here are the courtesy (and copyright) of the designers listed.
To check out our other hot lists, at any time of day, visit our Hot Spot, also found in the site's main navigation line.
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