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Saturday Spotlight: Top 10 Cookies

 

Well, from all appearances, you folks are still reveling in the magic of Christmas and perhaps approaching 2021 with a little hesitation? Could I possibly be right about that? Only two cookies on this week's hot list* touched on 2021; the rest are still clearly conveying the Christmas spirit with Santas, ornaments, evergreen trees, and other such holiday motifs!

Our Top 10 also boasts three snow-laden 3-D gingerbread houses, thanks to our latest Practice Bakes Perfect challenge, which, BTW, closes tomorrow (January 3) at 5 pm central. Don't delay in posting your entries. Remember, our oh-so-generous sponsor, @Tunde of Tunde's Creations, is giving away three prizes, all of which offer access to her wonderful classes. BTW, those classes recently received national recognition! (Read all about Tunde's honor here.)

Before I reveal this week's honorees, I want to take another moment to commend a certain member of the site, who not only posted for the very first time this week, but also just landed three Spotlight mentions AND our coveted cover spot. Way to go, @Bożena Aleksandrow! I can't wait to see what you post next week!

Now, on to our full lineup of honorees . . .

#1: Christmas Cookie Balls by Dolce Flo
#1 - Christmas Cookie Balls by Dolce Flo

#2: Green Christmas Ornaments by Bożena Aleksandrow [EDITOR'S NOTE: The first of Bożena's three spotlighted cookie sets! So pretty and perfectly laid out for a cover image!]#2 - Green Christmas Ornaments by Bożena Aleksandrow

#3: A Toast to a Brighter 2021! by Julia M. Usher [EDITOR'S NOTE: I never post my own work into the Spotlight, but, this time, I left it in the lineup just because the sentiment in the title seemed well worth repeating! If there's any lingering hesitation about 2021, I say we embrace the new year and make the best of it! ]
#3 - A Toast to a Brighter 2021! by Julia M. Usher

#4: La Magia de la Navidad by Maggy morsles
#4 - La Magia de la Navidad by Maggy morsles

#5: Moroccan-Style Gingerbread House - View #1 by Blyssful Cookies [EDITOR'S NOTE: The first of three ambitious Practice Bakes Perfect entries showcased here!]
#5 - Moroccan-Style Gingerbread House - View #1 by Blyssful Cookies

#6: 2020 House by Kim Damon [EDITOR'S NOTE: Another charming challenge entry!]
#6 - 2020 House by Kim Damon

#7: Christmas Set by Bożena Aleksandrow [EDITOR'S NOTE: Bożena does it again with this super set!]
#7 - Christmas Set by Bożena Aleksandrow

#8: Happy 2021 by Bożena Aleksandrow [EDITOR'S NOTE: And a third hurrah for Bożena!]
#8 - Happy 2021 by Bożena Aleksandrow

#9: Holiday Ornaments by Petra Florean
#9 - Holiday Ornaments by Petra Florean

And, rounding out the list, another delightful challenge entry by our very own January 2021 site artist . . .

#10: Small Gingerbread House by Annelise (Le bois meslé)
#10 - Small Gingerbread House by Annelise (Le bois meslé)

Wonderful job, everyone! Again, don't delay in posting your challenge entries. Winners of the random drawing and special entrants will be featured in next week's Spotlight by challenge host @Sweet Prodigy!

* 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.

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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  • Top 10 Cookies Banner, January 2, 2021: Cookies and Photo by By Bożena Aleksandrow; Graphic Design by Julia M. Usher
  • #1 - Christmas Cookie Balls: By Dolce Flo
  • #2 - Green Christmas Ornaments: By Bożena Aleksandrow
  • #3 - A Toast to a Brighter 2021!: By Julia M. Usher
  • #4 - La Magia de la Navidad: By Maggy morsles
  • #5 - Moroccan-Style Gingerbread House - View #1: By Blyssful Cookies
  • #6 - 2020 House: By Kim Damon
  • #7 - Christmas Set: By Bożena Aleksandrow
  • #8 - Happy 2021: By Bożena Aleksandrow
  • #9 - Holiday Ornaments: By Petra Florean
  • #10 - Small Gingerbread House: By Annelise (Le bois meslé)

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Beautiful ending to another wonderful year on Cookie Connection.
Congratulation to everyone!
Once more a huge thanks to Julia for keeping this platform alive for us to share, learn , encourage, meet and be recognized! I can’t imagine the amount of work it takes and she does this for us! The way we can thank her is by continuing to support each other!

I’m wishing everyone a year full of health, love ,happiness and creativity! ❤️

Oh, fantastic feeling to be featured with all these great entries!!Thank you and congrats to everyone

Tina it is so true,you said it so nice,at least we say huge THANK YOU Julia for this Cookie Connection community,this wonderful site,for all you doing for us to keep platform alive for us! Wishing you guys all the best in New Year 2021 health,to not forget to be human,helping each other and a lot creations which makes us happy❤️

Thank you so much dear Julia!!! It's a great honor always to be featured in the Spotlight. Congrats to everyone and Happy New Year to all members of CC!❤

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