They Look Like Paintings,

with elaborate, gilded frames, 

but appearances can be deceiving, photographs Lorena’s Cookies/Instagram,

these are all edibles works of art!

made by Costa Rican confectioner Lorena Rodriguez, founder of Lorena’s Sweets,

Lorena Rodriguez has been baking cookies for over 25 years, but up until a few years ago, she only made them for friends and family. Then, one day, a friend asked her if she could package them nicely in a gift box, and this gave her the business idea for Lorena’s Sweets. If her friend thought her cookies made a nice gift, maybe others would to, so she created her own website, 

in 2016, motivated by her husband, Lorena opened an Instagram account where she started posting her cookie designs, and received very positive feedback. The following year, she was invited to give a class, for which she created the first kit of custom cookie cutters and silicone moulds, which she has since been selling on Amazon ever since,

you know I am going to say it, they look too good to eat!