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Saturday Spotlight: Top 10 Cookies

 

Hi, all! It's Saturday Spotlight time again! This week, we've got a few Fourth of July stragglers as well as a mixed bag of birthday, baby shower, portrait, and other cookies topping our hot list*! It's always great fun to see what you all create and post each week - and tonight's list is no exception. It wows with baby carriages and bassinets, cameras, chemistry sets, wedding dresses, driver's licenses, and even a koi pond. There can be no saying we aren't diverse, right?! Enjoy, and congrats to this week's honorees.

#1: Baby Shower Set by Little-Fancies
#1 - Baby Shower Set by Little-Fancies

#2: Handpainted Girl's Portrait with Overpiped Royal Icing Frame by Mariana Meirelles [EDITOR'S NOTE: Extra congrats to @Mariana Meirelles for earning our coveted cover spot with this exceptional cookie!]
#2 - Handpainted Girl's Portrait with Overpiped Royal Icing Frame by Mariana Meirelles

#3: Sweet Memories (View #2) by Lorena Rodríguez
#3 - Sweet Memories (View #2) by Lorena Rodríguez

#4: Свадебное платье (aka Wedding Dress) by Olesia Gul
#4 - Свадебное платье (aka Wedding Dress) by Olesia Gul

#5: Happy Fourth of July by Julia M. Usher [EDITOR'S NOTE: Hey, that's me! I hope you all had a great holiday!]#5 - Happy Fourth of July by Julia M. Usher

#6: Chemist Graduation by Judit Tarsoly
#6 - Chemist Graduation by Judit Tarsoly

#7: License Cookies by The Cookie Fantasy
#7 - License Cookies by The Cookie Fantasy

#8: Japanese Summer by KUMIKO KISHI
#8 - Japanese Summer by KUMIKO KISHI

#9: We the People - USA by Virago
#9 - We the People - USA by Virago

And, in keeping with the Christmas in July craze . . .

#10: Пуансеттия розовая (aka Pink Poinsettia) by Olesia Gul [EDITOR'S NOTE: Special kudos to Olesia for her second recognition of the week!]
#10 - Пуансеттия розовая (aka Pink Poinsettia) by Olesia Gul

And that's a wrap for this week! Though, before I let you go, I've got a couple of housekeeping notes, some of which pertain to people on this list . . .

** IMPORTANT HOUSEKEEPING NOTES FOR PRESENT & FUTURE HONOREES **

First, honorees, I cannot send you your "I was featured" badges if you don't have your member profile permissions set to allow private messages on this site. I send this special badge via private message only, so please be sure to reset your permissions if you want to receive this material. I no longer send badges out by exception via email, as the extra messages take too much time. Unfortunately, a couple of you on this list won't be getting this badge until you reset permissions. Second, I can't tag you on social media when your cookies appear in the cover image if you don't have links to your social media platforms (Facebook and Instagram) on your member profile on this site. It's just proven too time-intensive to search for people on social media. All this to say, please be sure you've beefed up your member profiles as described above if you want to get all of the recognition you deserve for making this hot list! TIA!

** IMPORTANT HOUSEKEEPING NOTE FOR EVERYONE **

If you like "competing" for a spot on our hot list each week, you will likely love competing in my namesake cookie art competition. Heads up: registration for it opens on July 12, in just two short days! How exciting! Be sure to register early to help me with planning the judging process (i.e., how many entries we'll need to evaluate)!

* 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 - July 10, 2021: Cookie and Photo by Mariana Meirelles; Graphic Design by Julia M. Usher
  • #1 - Baby Shower Set: By Little-Fancies
  • #2 - Handpainted Girl's Portrait with Overpiped Royal Icing Frame: By Mariana Meirelles
  • #3 - Sweet Memories (View #2): By Lorena Rodríguez
  • #4 - Свадебное платье (aka Wedding Dress): By Olesia Gul
  • #5 - Happy Fourth of July: By Julia M. Usher
  • #6 - Chemist Graduation: By Judit Tarsoly
  • #7 - License Cookies: By The Cookie Fantasy
  • #8 - Japanese Summer: By KUMIKO KISHI
  • #9 - We the People - USA: By Virago
  • #10 - Пуансеттия розовая (aka Pink Poinsettia): By Olesia Gul

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Oh wow thank you so much for featuring me , really appreciate it at a time when I am questioning what I am doing . Thank you xxx

So glad it gave you a little boost at a time of self doubt. We all have those times, believe me, especially after you've done something for a very long time. 😘

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What a fun and diverse collection. Congratulations to everyone featured and thank you so much Julia for compiling this.❤️

You're very welcome!

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