Christmas isn't quite here - yet it's everywhere! It's in my kitchen (think: gingerbread factory). It's on the faux reindeer-lined sidewalks of my quaint town square. It's in my mailbox, thanks to the remaining luddites who eschew email in favor of handwritten holiday notes. Heck, it even dominates every clip set on Cookie Connection, as today's "Best of Category" Spotlight attests!
Below, you'll find the cookies that topped a random selection of clip sets this week. Each one carries as much holiday cheer as the next! Enjoy!
Best of Cookie-Scapes: A Warm, Welcoming Christmas by Fernwood Cookie
Best of Videos: Brush Embroidery on Pine Cones by Michelle west Sion
Best of Hanukkah Cookies: Hanukkah by The Sugar Box
Best of 3-D Christmas Cookies: "Honey" Christmas Tree by AnikÓ VargÁnÉ OrbÁn
Best of Intricately Piped Cookies: Let It Snow! by Cadillac Cookies
Best of Platters: Holly Leaf Arrangement by Michelle west Sion
Best of Etched/Scratched Cookies: Red Berry Christmas Wreath by Art Et DÉlices By Meriem
Best of Fondant-Covered Cookies: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas Gingerbread House by Nisha Fernando of Sweet Delights Cakery
Best of Fashion/Clothing Cookies: Painted Mittens from a Christmas Card by Royal Icing Diaries
Best of Cookies on Sticks: Coro Navideño by hermanas galletin
P.S. I'll be skipping the Saturday Spotlight next week, as I'm sure I'll be madly packing for another trip early the following week. So, if we don't cross paths again until the 27th or 28th . . .
******* HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS! *******
* 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.
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