Halloween isn't quite over yet . . . Hold on a sec, I think I hear trick-or-treaters at my door . . . Ahh, so cute, a little troll and her baby jack-o-lantern brother . . .
Sorry, where was I? Yes, it's not quite over, but I'm scraping the bottom of the candy basket right now, as the trick-or-treating winds down. So here I am, left in an ambiguous zone. It's too late to spotlight more Halloween cookies, though they continue to run rampant (and gorgeous) on the site. And Christmas - believe it or not, I've had my fill of it already with all of my holiday video prep this week.
So . . . what better recourse in in-between times like these than another best of category spotlight?! It's sure to clean up the decorating "cobwebs" in my brain, and open me up to a whole new world of creative possibilities!
I hope you'll also appreciate the eclecticism in this week's hot list*! So here goes, listed in no particular order . . .
Best of Marbled Cookies: Fall Leaves by Haniela's [EDITOR'S NOTE: Be sure to check out her cool video tutorial for these cookies by clicking through on her name and then the link in her post.]
Best of Bouquets: Wedding Party Cookies by Sarit at CakeAway
Best of 3-D Cookies: 3-D Halloween Pumpkin Cookie by Nisha Fernando at Sweet Delights Cakery [EDITOR'S NOTE: Nisha also has a great tutorial to go along with the photo!]
Best of Christmas Cookies: Christmas Cookies by Yuri O. Villela
Best of Cookies That Look Like Other Food: Fall Baking Cookies by The Painted Pastry
Best of Rubber-Stamped Cookies: Elegant Halloween Cookies by Dolce Sentire
Best of Anniversary Cookies: Cookie Time with SweetAmbs by Bette [EDITOR'S NOTE: Bette made this set at a recent SweetAmbs' class.]
Best of Needlepoint Cookies: Gingerbread Christmas Cookies by Tina at Sugar Wishes [EDITOR'S NOTE: Another set inspired by a class with a fellow Cookie Connection member - this time, AnikÓ VargÁnÉ OrbÁn.]
Best of Decorative Cookies with Little to No Icing or Fondant: MamÁ y PapÁ Noel by Las Dulzuritas De Glo
Best of Baby Shower Cookies: Little Owl with a Special Delivery by Miss Doughmestic [EDITOR'S NOTE: A clever Practice Bakes Perfect Challenge #6 entry!]
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.
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