When I was younger, my mother and I would bake holiday cookies for her friends and colleagues; and once I was on my own, I set out to recreate that tradition for the people in my life.

However, last year, I could not bring myself to endure we week of baking and cleaning.  So, instead, I gave everyone jars full of hot chocolate or cookie dough mix. I thought this worked out really well. It was easy and had minimal clean up!

That’s why a recent post on Bakerella caught my attention. These colorful oatmeal chocolate chip and M&M cookies are the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen! Perfect for just-because and holiday gifts or as edible party favors, they are something I will definitely be trying!

One of our honorary Creative team members brought in these adorable hamburger cupcakes on Friday to celebrate the end of the week!

Made out of cupcakes, brownies and colored frosting, these little treats were the perfect pick me up. She even made sugar cookie fries to go with them! Delicious!

I love cupcakes, and I always have. For my ninth birthday I found a recipe for cupcakes that you bake inside of ice cream cones, and I begged and pleaded with my mom to try it out—it didn’t work out very well, but I think it sparked a lifelong love for adorable little personal-sized cakes (particularly when baked in a unique way!).

Here’s some of the latest and greatest charming cupcake ideas to help inspire your next baking experiment:

Relay for Life Cupcake Pops from Bakerella

Hamburger Cupcakes from Smiley’s Sweets

PacMan Wedding Cake Made of 80 Cupcakes!