We're now fully immersed in fall here on Cookie Connection! From gourds and sunflowers to woodland scenes and critters, this week's hot list* has all manner of autumnal motifs. Heck, even the...

So, everyone, there was another unannounced site update today, which changed a few things that only impact me. However, it changed one thing that impacts all of us greatly...

I love the crisp nip of cool air on fall mornings, and the brilliance of the changing leaves - not to mention the abundance of autumn cookie designs that invariably hit our site this time each year! We've got some true beauties of the season this week, including ones created by...

Hi, all! I will keep this post brief, as I am on vacation, but please read it. It is very important. In recent weeks, I have cited a few people for use of copied work without permission. (This is an ongoing issue, truthfully, even though our copyright rules are posted all over the place.) If I have to...

If you can remember as far back as July (my bad for getting behind on these Close-ups), the wonderful Cookies Fantastique, aka Carol Mattison, was our featured site artist, wowing us with a rather spectacular Fourth of July set! In her site artist forum intro published around that time, Carol mentioned that...

There’s no debating it: Halloween is one of the best, if not THE best, cookie seasons of the year - which is why I’ve got a second Halloween-themed release for you this month! This time, it’s a...

One of the perks of being a Cookie Connection member (apart from sopping up knowledge in our awesome tutorials and challenges) is being among the first to learn of great deals offered by our incredible partners. Well, hold onto your pastry bags, because I've got...

This "Welcome Back" cookie by Ryoko ~Cookie Ave. is an apt cover image considering it's been a couple of weeks since I wrote a Spotlight! It's not only apropos, it's also impossibly cute! What a...

At long last, we’re picking up where we left off in our June 27 (!) chat with Cookie Connection challenge host Sweet Prodigy, aka Christine Dutcher! In addition to organizing and recapping our bimonthly Practice Bakes Perfect challenges, Christine is a precision-piper extraordinaire, best known for her...

Woot woot! Another amazing set of ten top-trending cookies! Like last week, entries from our ongoing floral challenge command our hot list*. Pssst . . . that challenge closes on August 30, so...

Even though I'm accustomed to designing stencils months ahead of their intended season, even I can't believe that I'm releasing Halloween stencils this month! Where, oh where, has this year gone? It's hard to account for...

Hi, all! I'm back after a weekend off to visit cookie friends, and I couldn't be more invigorated - both from my time away and from the sight of the beautiful designs topping our hot list this week. What a splendid array of color, texture, and detail...