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Topic: fake cookies

Posted By: sofiasmami
Subject: fake cookies
Date Posted: 9/30/05 at 8:21pm

can anyone give me ideas on how to make fake cookies and crumbs that can sit out for display? I"m at a loss .. please help

Alicia

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Alicia

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Posted By: Aimee
Date Posted: 9/30/05 at 9:49pm

Just curious, what is wrong with real ones?

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Aimee

Posted By: Topper
Date Posted: 10/01/05 at 12:52am

A "dry mixture" (not as much water as
recommended) of Plaster of Paris can be molded
into cookie shapes and painted. This will give the
surface of the cookie a rough, doughy texture and
plenty of crumbs.

M&M's or glass beads can be pressed into the
sculpted cookie (while it's drying) to add "chocolate
chips" or "raisins."

I've also seen very realistic cookies sculpted out of
upholstery foam (and painted, of course).
Unfortunately, I cannot tell you how this was done,
but they were very impressive -- even up close.

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Posted By: sofiasmami
Date Posted: 10/01/05 at 12:03pm

this is actually for a school project 1st graders .. we are doing the typical cookies for santa plate ..but we are adding a different spin on it ... we want to put a hand print of the kid.. add a half eaten cookie and crumbs.... and have the kids write on the plate "Santa I can explain...". I want something that can be used as decoration in years to come ..... so this is why I want a good fake.

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Alicia

Posted By: Linda S
Date Posted: 10/01/05 at 1:25pm

I have seen very realistic cookies sculpted out wax and some that looked good enough to eat out of the plastecene clay that you can bake.

Linda

Posted By: Aimee
Date Posted: 10/01/05 at 9:28pm

for this type, yes, Topper has the idea. Plaster of Paris is most likely what you want.

Good luck!

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Aimee

Posted By: Shatcher
Date Posted: 10/03/05 at 1:37pm

You can use a salt dough. I have a recipe for in in my Joy of cooking christmas cookies book. it is used to make keepsake cookies. I can't find my book but I know it is a salt dough. you maks the dough and cut it like sugar cookies, after it is baked it becomes hard as a rock.

Posted By: Nyria
Date Posted: 10/04/05 at 5:32pm

For little kids I've always found that simple styrofoam works well.

Also that spray foam stuff (for filling cracks) but that might not be good for the little ones =)

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NYRIA

Posted By: Joan54
Date Posted: 10/05/05 at 8:51am

I have to agree with Shatcher about the salt dough....it is non-toxic and very durable. There are a lot of recipes for it....try looking on-line for "salt-dough". The only thing I recommend is to use a recipe that includes a small amount of cooking oil.....much better dough.

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