Hi, everyone! I'm back from a most delightful week-long trip to Morocco where I saw cookie inspiration absolutely everywhere, but particularly in the architecture! Just insane! (See a sampling of photos below.)
Once I recover from my catch-up on September cookie class prep (which is also insane!), I can hopefully find time to translate some of this inspiration into new cookies and tutorials. In the meantime, I'm taking pleasure in seeing all of the cookies you're creating! This week's hot list* is a lot like what Lisa posted last week. It covers a range of themes with some posts being very new, and others resurfacing after having been posted years ago - in short, it's pretty darn eclectic. But, as always, there are lots of stunners here, just waiting to inspire others to new cookie decorating heights!
In addition, we've got one first-time honoree who landed the coveted cover spot because of the sheer beauty of her cookie (way to go, @Marta Kracíková), and three honorees who appeared more than once this week (kudos to @kns93, @Dita, and @The Cookie Fantasy). The Cookie Fantasy must have some amazing press that's sending eyes to her posts right now, because she's recognized three times, all for cookies posted a few years ago!
But let's cast our eyes on all of our top 10 stand-outs, shall we?!
#1: Surfin' Safari by kns93
#2: Dáma v Růžové (aka Lady in Pink) by Dita
#3: Hippies Párty (aka Hippie Party) by Dita
#4: Gingerbread Heart for Birthday by Marta Kracíková
#5: Flowers! by Di Art Sweets [EDITOR'S NOTE: Congrats too to @Di Art Sweets for being featured two weeks in a row! I love this cheerful set! ~JMU]
#6: Wedding Cookies by The Cookie Fantasy
#7: Ukraine Is in My Heart by Goloven Olga [EDITOR'S NOTE: This set is one of my favorite submissions to Cookie Connection Challenge #45; it's even more poignant now. ❤️ ~JMU]
#8: Wedding Countdown by The Cookie Fantasy
#9: Princess Baby by The Cookie Fantasy
#10: A Little Afternoon Tea? by kns93
Congrats again to all of this week's honorees - what wonderful inspiration you've given to all of us! And while on the topic of things that cause us to ooh and ahh, I leave you with one last photo from Morocco . . . heck, even their bathrooms conjure up cookie ideas! 
Have a great next week. @LisaF will return this coming Saturday with another sure-to-be-amazing Spotlight.
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Note: Saturday Spotlight is a weekly Cookie Connection blog feature written alternately by Lisa Foss and Julia M. Usher. Its primary intent is to cast a spotlight on the week's top-trending cookie posts, as determined automatically by the site algorithms described above. This article expresses the views of the author, and not necessarily those of this site, its owners, its administrators, or its employees. To see all of Cookie Connection's past Saturday Spotlights, click here.
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