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Tuesday, November 2

El Dia De Los Muertos

Since I still haven't gotten around to Halloween, I decided I would fill today with a cookie honoring a beautiful Mexican holiday, El Dia De Los Muertos or The Day of the Dead.
I have been enchanted with this celebration since I visited a traditional catholic cemetery at this time about ten years ago. I could not believe what I saw! I felt like I had not only stepped back in time, but also into another country. Since then, I have had a HUGE interest in this culturally rich holiday! These cookies are my tribute to El Dia de Los Muertos.

This holiday is steeped in culture and tradition, and I recently had the privilege of an in-depth lesson on it from my Mexican cookie sisters, Bea and Myri. I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart for sharing this most special and meaningful of days with me!

14 comments:

  1. wow! I'm speechless... you just took Sugar Calaveritas to the next level... personally I never eat them because they taste like a sugar cube... but COOKIES... and your COOKIES... AMAZING!!!

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  2. Fabulous!!!! These cookies are wonderful, congratulations, know i am your big fan. Regards from Mexico.

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  3. These are works of art. I would hang them up on the wall instead of eating them. Just incredible!

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  4. I agree... these are absolute works of art! Amazing!

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  5. These are just incredible and jaw dropping awesome!

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  6. Wow, those are beautiful!! You are so talented!!

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  7. And from experience...they taste as good as they look!

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  8. omg! these are the most gorgeous cookies I have ever seen! You are amazing!

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  9. What fabulous detail, what an amazing decorator you are :)

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  10. Wow, amazing designs, beautiful cookies.

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  11. I can't believe my eyes! These cookies are beautiful! You are a very talented girl!!!

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  12. I looked at many of your designs and they are wonderful! Amazing and wonderful! I love the skulls!

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