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Saturday Spotlight: Top 10 Fathers' Day Cookies

Julia M. Usher 6/18/1610:57 PM

Have you got a Dad who never expresses desire for any kind of gift - sort of like the Dad portrayed in one of this week's featured sets*? My Dad was that way - selfless, super generous with his kids, never needing or wanting anything from us except our love, and . . . utterly impossible to shop for! Frustrating, eh? But, boy, do I ever miss him!

Goofy Usher family portrait, circa 1970. Dad is holding my sister Betsy; that's me to the far right.

If you find yourself sharing similar Fathers' Day shopping quandaries, here's a tip: every Dad loves cookies, and you folks are clearly awesome at making them, as this week's hot list** is testament!

So get out your mixer and rolling pin - there's still time to whip up a quick set. And if you draw inspiration from any of today's spotlightees, Dad is sure to be impressed!

#1 and #2: Fathers' Day Cookies by Lorena Rodríguez [EDITOR'S NOTE: Lorena earned first and second place this week with different photos of this same set. Her second-place winner is in the banner image above.]

#3: Crystal Skull Bottle by Kat Rutledge-Ibicci

#4: Fish On by Baby Gabey Cookies [EDITOR'S NOTE: A special congrats to this first-time spotlightee!]

#5: Cheers! by kns93 [EDITOR'S NOTE: Woo hoo! Another newbie honoree!]

#6: Dad Cookie by Lorena Rodríguez [EDITOR'S NOTE: Lorena strikes again! Wow!]

#7: Super Dad Set by PiernikoMania

*#8: What Do You Want for Fathers' Day? by Shannon @ Twelve Eleven Bakery [EDITOR'S NOTE: Here's that set to which I was referring at the top of this post! Shannon tagged it "grumpy"! LOL!]

#9: A Real Hero by Shannon @ Twelve Eleven Bakery [EDITOR'S NOTE: Another serial winner this week!]

#10: #1 Dad by Rosemary Ann [EDITOR'S NOTE: And another newcomer to our hot list! ]

Great work, honorees! And tomorrow, everyone, please enjoy some time, either in person or in your memories, with your Dad!

** 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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Kat Rutledge-ibicciSuper Gobbler

Thank you all so very much! Honoured that my son's Birthday cookie was so loved. I hope he hasn't eaten it - he might have to frame it now Congratulations to all the other honourees of this week, a great selection for the Dad's out there! X

6/18/1611:31 PM

EvelindecoraCookie Queen

Kat Rutledge-Ibicci posted:
Thank you all so very much! Honoured that my son's Birthday cookie was so loved. I hope he hasn't eaten it - he might have to frame it now Congratulations to all the other honourees of this week, a great selection for the Dad's out there! X

Congratulations!!! ❤️

6/19/1612:06 AM

Shannon OrrGobbler

Holy cow! This totally made my night/day! Thank you so much. Congratulations to everyone! Here's to the fathers who inspired us. ❤

6/19/1612:07 AM

Shannon OrrGobbler

Kat Rutledge-Ibicci posted:
Thank you all so very much! Honoured that my son's Birthday cookie was so loved. I hope he hasn't eaten it - he might have to frame it now Congratulations to all the other honourees of this week, a great selection for the Dad's out there! X

Congratulations. It really is phenomenal.

6/19/1612:08 AM

EvelindecoraCookie Queen

Many congratulations to all the feautered of this week!!! So well deserved!

Julia, please post more pictures of your childhood soon ❤️

6/19/1612:09 AM

LaegwenSuper Gobbler

Congrats to everyone featured. There was some real masculine eye-candy for sure

But I was just wondering when Father's Day is everywhere else in the world. Here in Germany it is more than a month gone already.

6/19/1612:29 AM

Teri Pringle WoodCookie Queen

Very nice spotlight Julia and wow what a bunch of outstanding cookies for Fathers.. Congratulations to each of the honorees on their beautiful creations.

6/19/1612:38 AM

Julia M. UsherFounder and Host, Cookie Connection; Owner, Recipes for a Sweet Life

Evelindecora posted:
Many congratulations to all the feautered of this week!!! So well deserved!
Julia, please post more pictures of your childhood soon ❤️

LOL. I hate to say, but all of my childhood and early adult photos were taken in the era of non-digital cameras, and I don't have many of those photos scanned. This is one of the few I had scanned and on my computer. Come to think of it, I probably need to organize my photos and start scanning them, before I lose track of them completely . . . one more thing to add to the to-do list!

6/19/161:07 AM

Manu biscotti decoratiCookie Queen in Training

Congratulations to all the honorees! The cookies featured are amazing! Fathers have been so well celebrated on CC as Mothers.

Thanks for sharing your pics, Julia, now I know that I like them so much for the reason they were taken in era of non-digital cameras and their colors bring lot of memories of my childhood and early adult life as well.

To answer Leoni' s question, Father's day in Italy is celebrated on March 19, Saint Joseph's Day (Jesus' foster dad), according with the Roman Catholic tradition.

6/19/161:53 AM

Kat Rutledge-ibicciSuper Gobbler

Shannon @ Twelve Eleven Bakery posted:
Kat Rutledge-Ibicci posted:
Thank you all so very much! Honoured that my son's Birthday cookie was so loved. I hope he hasn't eaten it - he might have to frame it now Congratulations to all the other honourees of this week, a great selection for the Dad's out there! X
Congratulations. It really is phenomenal.

Thanks Shannon- Great job on your 'Grumpy' cookies and for getting Two sets in!!

6/19/161:54 AM

Kat Rutledge-ibicciSuper Gobbler

Laegwen posted:
Congrats to everyone featured. There was some real masculine eye-candy for sure
But I was just wondering when Father's Day is everywhere else in the world. Here in Germany it is more than a month gone already.

Our Fathers Day in New Zealand isn't until September!

6/19/161:55 AM

EvelindecoraCookie Queen

Julia M. Usher posted:
Evelindecora posted:
Many congratulations to all the feautered of this week!!! So well deserved!
Julia, please post more pictures of your childhood soon ❤️
LOL. I hate to say, but all of my childhood and early adult photos were taken in the era of non-digital cameras, and I don't have many of those photos scanned. This is one of the few I had scanned and on my computer. Come to think of it, I probably need to organize my photos and start scanning them, before I lose track of them completely . . . one more thing to add to the to-do list!

Ahahah, your to-do list is growing day by day, I know but, please find the time to do it! I love also the pic you often post on Mother's Day with your mom and sister while decorating cookies! I always take it as example in my classes to explain that a lot of practice is needed to reach cookie goals; you started when you were a child and now everybody can see the results. Thank you for being an example for the all of us ❤️

6/19/163:29 AM

Lorena RodríguezSuper Gobbler

Wow! This is a true honor !!!! It means great motivation ! Thank you so much ! Happy Father's Day !

6/19/163:34 AM

carouselselselSuper Gobbler

Great cookies! Congatulations everyone! And happy father's day!

We don't have father's day here in Bulgaria, which is sad...We only have mother's day.

6/19/166:07 AM

Julia M. UsherFounder and Host, Cookie Connection; Owner, Recipes for a Sweet Life

Evelindecora posted:
Julia M. Usher posted:
Evelindecora posted:
Many congratulations to all the feautered of this week!!! So well deserved!
Julia, please post more pictures of your childhood soon ❤️
LOL. I hate to say, but all of my childhood and early adult photos were taken in the era of non-digital cameras, and I don't have many of those photos scanned. This is one of the few I had scanned and on my computer. Come to think of it, I probably need to organize my photos and start scanning them, before I lose track of them completely . . . one more thing to add to the to-do list!
Ahahah, your to-do list is growing day by day, I know but, please find the time to do it! I love also the pic you often post on Mother's Day with your mom and sister while decorating cookies! I always take it as example in my classes to explain that a lot of practice is needed to reach cookie goals; you started when you were a child and now everybody can see the results. Thank you for being an example for the all of us ❤️

Really?! You do that - wow!

6/19/167:56 AM

LiesbetSuper Gobbler

Congratulations every one, these are all stunning! Father's day in South Africa is today, in Belgium it was last week.

6/19/169:44 AM

Emma's SweetsSuper Gobbler

Wow, these sets are all fabulous!!

6/19/1612:39 PM

Baby Gabey CookiesGobbler

Wow! I can't believe I was nominated for this. Thank you so much. I still feel like a rookie in cookie decorating and am always blown away by everyone work here. This means a lot to me. Cheers to great Father's today.

6/19/1610:17 PM

CHELY MoralesSuper Gobbler

Hermosas galletas para festejar el día del padre, muchas felicidades están hermosas. Feliz día del padre!

6/19/1610:37 PM

Teri Pringle WoodCookie Queen

Teri Pringle Wood posted:
Very nice spotlight Julia and wow what a bunch of outstanding cookies for Fathers.. Congratulations to each of the honorees on their beautiful creations.

Your welcome

6/20/164:35 PM

MagadiuzSuper Gobbler

Wow! All the sets are great, indeed. Congrats to everyone. But I cannot forget to say that I love Julia's photo! It's so tender ❤️. Julia, you are your father photocopy. Thank for sharing

6/29/167:14 PM