How To Make Cookie Moss!

After posting my recent blog about how to make ribbon bows, I had lots of questions about how I made the moss bunny. And I am at your service! So here are step by step instructions on how to make the bunnies, the cookie moss, and how to attach them to your cookie. 

The first step in this process is to grow 😉 make some "cookie moss." To do this you will need a baked cookie, green food color, a ziploc bag, and a bit of water. 1) Break up your cookie into smaller pieces and place in a ziploc bag. 2) Use something heavy to pound and crush the cookie into fine crumbs. You can also use a food processor if you have one. 3) Add some green gel color into the bag, reseal, and then begin to massage the bag and work the color through the crumbs. Keep adding gel color, a little bit at a time and repeat the process. You can also add a few drops of water into the bag, this will really help disperse the color. 4) Once your crumbs are the desired color, lay them out on a plate or piece of parchment to let any moisture dry out. I also show this process in the video below.

The second piece of this process is make your  cookie moss bunny transfers ahead of time. These are large transfers and it will best to let them dry overnight. If you have never made royal icing transfers before, they are super easy, and useful in so many scenarios. We have a great blog post all about it here. I would suggest making a few extra in case you have any breakage. I show the process in the video below as well. These bunnies measure 1.75" x 2.25". Be sure to print your PDF at 100% from your printer.  If you are trying to plan what size cookie these will fit best on for your design, you can cut out one of the bunnies and match it with the cutters you are considering.

Once your transfers are dry you will carefully remove them and gently brush off any excess cookie moss. You will then add a small amount of icing to the backside of the transfer as "glue" and then gently place them on your flooded (and dried) cookie.

If you try cookie moss for the first time, let me know in comments below! Happy cookie-ing!