I'm back after two weeks off (phew, what a crazy couple of weeks), and, boy, do I have a fun-filled cookie roundup for you tonight! Since our latest mystery shape challenge is about to come to a close, it's no surprise that our hot list* is overrun with challenge entries. In addition to getting a sneak peek at those entries, you're sure to ooh and ahh over the assorted fall - and even Christmas - cookies that trended highest this past week. One of them by @PaulinaBiskup, a first-time honoree, is pictured in our coveted cover spot. Extra congrats to Paulina, as well as to the other newcomers to our Spotlight: @Gera, @Gloriabakes, and @Cláudia Dmytriw Pichek. I dare say, four newbies has to be some kind of Cookie Connection record!
Anywho, let's see what marvels they've created for us!
#1: Rabbit Story by Gera
#2: Royal Icing Flowers by Tina at Sugar Wishes [EDITOR'S NOTE: The first of five challenge entries that topped our list this week!]
#3: Sourdough Bread by PUDING FARM [EDITOR'S NOTE: The second challenge entry! So darn lifelike, I might add!]
#4: Succulents in Pot by Petra Florean [EDITOR'S NOTE: Challenge entry #3!]
#5: Fall Engagement Cookies by Gloriabakes
#6: Purple Octopus by Tarryn Meiring [EDITOR'S NOTE: This cookie brings us to four challenge entries!]
#7: Hedgehog Friends by PaulinaBiskup [EDITOR'S NOTE: Just darling, Paulina - and such vibrant colors! Congrats again on your cover spot.]
#8: Bonecos Neve (Snowmen) by Cláudia Dmytriw Pichek
#9: Snowboarder by Tarryn Meiring [EDITOR'S NOTE: Kudos to you, Tarryn, on your second mention of the week for our fifth challenge entry in this Spotlight. I love how fierce this little daredevil looks!]
And, our final honoree has a gift for puffy icing that calls for minimal embellishment because it's so darn perfect . . .
#10: Monogram Cookies by The Cookie Fantasy
And that's a wrap. Let's give all of our honorees a big round of applause! I look forward to seeing what you all bring to the site in the coming week. Remember, next week's Spotlight will be the recap of Challenge #48, which closes tomorrow . . . so get your mystery cookies uploaded stat!
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.
Comments (5)