Hello, cookie competitors and those thinking about entering the 3rd virtual edition of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™! Now’s the time to get all your questions about competition rules and theme answered! And to...

It seems many of you are still celebrating Easter, as seven out of the ten cookies on this week's hot list center around Easter eggs, bunnies, or religious themes. But hey, no complaints here! I mean what could be more splendid than...

Woo hoo! That's right, registration for the third virtual edition of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ opened on March 30 at 5 pm CDT! While the complete set of rules and theme description for the competition were announced in mid-February...

With Easter just two weeks away, Cookie Connection has been hopping (pun intended!) with all sorts of bunny and egg cookies decked out with flowers and spring-y pastels! A couple of recent...

Hello, cookiers! What a zany time it is - right now, I'm juggling prep for three events, a video shoot for my tutorials, the judging of two competitions, and the setup of my own competition! I can...

As I said in 2023, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" And, yes, those words pretty much sum up my judging team mantra again in 2024! Most of my 2024 judging team has been involved with Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ since 2019, so they...

Valentine's Day may have come and gone, but it's still going strong here on Cookie Connection and in today's Saturday Spotlight...

Ready for it?! The complete set of rules and theme description for the third virtual edition of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ are here, which means you can safely start planning and even making your entries! And, since the competition is online, anyone (13 years of age or older) anywhere in the world can enter!...

Hi, all! I'm back with my second competition update of 2024! If you missed the first one on January 21, please check it out, as I revealed the competition schedule and a sneak peek of the theme. Today, I'm here to talk about another very important matter...

It's one of those weeks where mysterious unknown outside forces are causing lots of previously posted cookies to trend again. This phenomenon usually happens around...

Hello, everyone! Many of you have been asking about my 2024 competition - when it will be ramping up, what format it will take, when entries will be due, and so on. I'm telling you, the excitement is palpable! And I'm completely overjoyed by your enthusiasm...

Just as we closed out 2023 last weekend, we’re ringing in 2024 with an extravaganza of spectacular cookies in today’s Saturday Spotlight. Leading the charge in our cover image is this fierce dragon created by Ryoko ~Cookie Ave. Her cookie signals what I sincerely hope will be...

Sure, I'm bound to celebrate with a little bubbly and caviar too, but I like to start each New Year with a fresh, uncluttered desk calendar. I should add that I supplement that calendar with a...

Hey, cookiers! I wanted to alert you to a great awards program that I am judging, and for which some of you may be eligible, which is now open for nominations! Celebrating those who inspire and shape our work helps strengthen the collective cookie community, so I encourage you to take part...

With Christmas just two days away, it seems only appropriate to feature our top-trending Christmas cookies again! So that's what I've done! This week's hot list is also confined to...

I don't often feature the top-trenders in a single clip set, but since we're getting so close to Christmas, I wanted to leave you with as much holiday inspiration as possible. That being said, this week's hot list is comprised of...

Hi, everyone! I'm giving Lisa a well-deserved break from Spotlights this weekend! (I hope I can measure up to the great standard she's set in my absence!) I also hope you all had a...

Yes, after a long hiatus, I'm finally back with another Cookier Close-up, and I couldn't be more thrilled to get to know our September 2023 site artist a whole lot better...