I like the honey pot better than the beehive, and I actually like the first shofar better than the second - it looks more like the one used on Rosh Hashana.

I'm impressed that you're planning so far ahead! What are you baking for Tisha B'Av?

I suggest doing a trial batch so you can see what comes out well and what's too labor-intensive to be worth it. You can ship them over to me if you don't want to eat them yourself!

The dipper and the honey are kind of skinny to make sure they won't break off of the apple easily.

I think dipping a quarter or slice into a pot would probably be more "stable".

True, but what if she does that as a picture on a bigger cookie? (I like that picture, I'd like to see it work out.)

I like the "greeting card" design idea. The second card design is cute but I love the Pooh Bear one. To avoid the licencing issue, could you just put a cute little fuzzy brown bear in Pooh's place and keep the rest? That would be my vote. It incorporates the symbols of the holiday but makes it "kid friendly" and easier to sell...

I'm going to play around with a bunch of these this week and next on cookies and see what they look like. I'll post any I think are possibilities. I appreciate the feedback!

Kathi

Okay, so I should have been in bed long ago, LOL, but I just seem to be obsessing on this cookie! I think I found what I want to do. I took BeckySue's idea and ran with it. I drew my own bear dipping an apple slice in a honey pot. It is designed as a card, so it includes the greeting and outline, shofars in the top corners and the "book of life" bottom center. (Another aspect of the new year is wishing people to be inscribed in the book of life for a good year)

Anyway, see what you guys think,
Kathi

Perfect!! I would buy it....

i like it