Love is a many-splendored thing. And, on Cookie Connection, love also serves as inspiration for many a splendid cookie! Before we take a look at this week's hot list* however, I wanted to mention a couple of things.
First off, @Manu biscotti decorati recently posted a new tutorial. I'm not sure how many of you have already seen it, but I think it's absolutely charming. Be sure to check it out!
Second, I wanted to take a moment to give a shout-out to @Icingsugarkeks for taking care of the site banner art each month. Not only are the layouts superb, but she always provides an animation that makes me smile. This month's kissing hedgehogs are absolute perfection. And, of course, congrats as well to @Di Art Sweets, February's featured site artist, for making those darling hedgehog cookies to begin with! Stay tuned for her official forum intro post, which @Julia M. Usher assures me will be on the site in a day or two!
Third, registration is now open for Spring Cookie-A-Thon! In case you're unfamiliar with this event, Cookie-A-Thon is four fun-filled days of free cookie tutorials, happening live from March 5 through March 8. You can also get added perks (bonus tutorials, recipes, stencil and cutter designs, and so on) if you pay extra for an All-Access Pass and/or cutter kit. Julia is one of the event's generous sponsors, and, if you buy an All-Access Pass or kit through her special link, we all win! That's because she earns a small referral commission on each purchase through this link. Those proceeds then get funneled back into Cookie Connection, which, in turn, allow this site to continue to come to us for free.
Fourth, Julia just announced the schedule and theme for her annual cookie art competition. My creative wheels are already spinning, and yours soon will be too once you read what she and her judges have planned! The theme offers so much possibility!
All I can say is "yay" - there are so many bright lights here on Cookie Connection to help everyone slog through what may turn out to be a rather cold and dreary February!
Okay. On to the here and now. Let's take a look at the cookies that have been trending the fastest this week.
#1: Retro Love Car! by Di Art Sweets
#2: Valentine Lace by Sweet Doughsigns
#3: Magic Hug by Adriana Olvera
#4: Bunny Wants a Carrot by Dulcinea “Dool ceē neah”
#5: Piped Bows in a Bright Blue by EAC
#6: Hearts with Flowers by LindaWC
#7: Valentine's Day Mode by Tina at Sugar Wishes
#8: I Hold Your Heart 💝 by Adriana Olvera
#9: West Highland Terrier and Tartan by Joanna (Cookie Mojo)
#10: Valentine Sweater by Ryoko ~Cookie Ave.
Are you feeling the love?! I sure am! Congratulations to @Sweet Doughsigns, @Di Art Sweets, @Adriana Olvera, @Dulcinea “Dool ceē neah”, @EAC, @LindaWC, @Joanna (Cookie Mojo), and @Ryoko ~Cookie Ave. for being honored this week, and to @Tina at Sugar Wishes for earning the cover spot with her über-elegant Valentine's Day set.
I hope everyone has a safe and peaceful week filled with plenty of love!
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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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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Lisa Foss is a hobbyist cookie decorator. After careers in corporate communications and freelance writing, she focused her attention on the nonprofit sector. She spent more than a decade at various soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and prison reentry programs throughout New York City. Lisa’s cookie journey began in 2011 when she started making gingerbread houses. Though she enjoys making cookies for family and friends, Lisa’s main focus is cookies for charity.
For more information about Lisa and her work, please check out her Facebook and Instagram pages.
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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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