MINI CLAY COOKIES

    Cookies can be shaped using just a stylus or toothpick. Roll a small ball of pastry colored clay
    (smaller than a pea size), press it flat on wax paper, use your fingertip to hold the cookie ( i.e. holding
    contact lenses) and then use the stylus to make indents (i.e. tucking the clay inwards) around the side 
    of the cookie. You can make about 7 different shapes using just the stylus or toothpick as your
    cookie shaper. Gloss the cookies with acrylic varnish for a deeper color or leave them matt.

    Other tips: To prevent clay from drying as you work, place a damp cloth over it. If you are using paper 
    clay, brush over the cookies with little water at the end to remove cracks or fingerprint marks. If you wish 
    to reproduce a crumbly cookie effect, roll the clay when it is little dry. Use the tiny dried crumbs of leftover
    clay as crumbs of the cookies.  

    Materials/Tools required: 

• pastry colored clay

• toothpick / stylus

• mustard seeds (for cherries)

• shredded cork

• red glass paint

• white accent liner (for cream)

• clear drying glue

• acrylic sealer (optional)

    Shape 1 - make 3 indents evenly spaced, poke a hole in the center

    Shape 2 - make 5 indents. Then push the clay flat against the surface.  

    Shape 3 - make 6 indents. Then push the clay flat against the surface.

    Shape 4 -  roll the ball of clay flat and let it sit on your index finger. Use the stylus to make 6 evenly 
    cuts (turn the cookie gently on your finger). Use the pointed end of a small brush to make a circular 
    indent in the center of the cookie. Decorate the center using cream and cherries.

    Shape 5 -  roll the ball of clay flat and let it sit on your index finger. Use the stylus and make 6 evenly 
    spaced cuts sideways (turn the cookie gently as you make the cuts). If you wish, decorate center with
    shredded cork.

    Shape 6 - for tart shapes, let the clay sit on your index finger. Use the pointed end of a big brush 
    and make a circular indent. Use the stylus to make fine cuts all along the edge of the tart turning the 
    cookie as you go along. Decorate the center with red, blue or orange glass paint.

    Shape 7 -  for hot cross bun shape, let the clay sit on your index finger. Use the stylus to make a 
    cross. Decorate center with cream and cherries.  

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