So, it's that funny (not "ha"-funny, but odd-funny) time of year when it's not quite Halloween, but our minds are already jumping forward to the excitement (and preparation) of holiday season and all of the friends, family, and great food that it entails! And what more natural way to express that excitement than through our collective love of cookies?!
It should come as no surprise then that the hottest cookies* this week ran the gamut of months from October through December, each as different as the next, but all incredibly striking. I can't wait to see what the real holiday season brings. Congrats to this week's honorees!
#1: Halloween Pumpkin Cookies by Evelindecora
#2: Pink Flowers by Kat Rutledge-Ibicci [EDITOR'S NOTE: A last-minute Practice Bakes Perfect Challenge #5 entry. Are we ever glad she entered!]
#3: Walking in the Snow by The Cookie Lab [EDITOR'S NOTE: Swoosh! Oops - sorry, but that was the first word that lovely flouncy skirt brought to mouth!]
#4: Preparing "Family's Celebrations" by The Cookie Lab [EDITOR'S NOTE: I think this cookie best evokes the theme of this week's hot list; thus, my "cover" pick. Another round of applause to Marta.]
#5: Pumpkin Dolls by The Cookie Architect
#6: Halloween Pumpkins by Tina at Sugar Wishes
#7: Birthday Cookies by Evelindecora [EDITOR'S NOTE: Another congrats to Evelin!]
#8: Snowy Owl by Mallory of ButterWinks! [EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one of Mallory's Cookie'sCool offerings, where she'll be teaching in November. Please check out this great event if you haven't already! We want to see you there!]
#9: Autumn Fairies 2013 by Dany's Cakes
#10: Fall Leaves Airbrushing Tutorial by Belleissimo Cookies
* 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.
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