People always ask me, "Do you really want people to eat your cookies?"

My answer is simple, "Yes... but let me take a picture of it first."

People who create ephemeral art spend time making something they know will not last forever.  Whether it is chalk art, ice sculptures, or cookies, the very nature of the masterpiece is fleeting; created to fade away.  I think the beauty of cookies as art is that while you can visually enjoy all kinds of ephemeral art, you actually ingest this delicious canvas.