How to Pack PYO Cookies & Palettes

Before we get started on packaging PYO cookies... What the heck is a PYO cookie?  PYO stands for Paint Your Own, and has become a very common type of cookie in the "decorated cookie world." The basic concept is that there will be a design on the cookie similar to a coloring book style, and the cookie recipient - often a child - will be given some "paint" to paint in their cookie design. And then the best part... They can eat it! At The Cookie Countess we have made this type of cookie making very easy by providing literally hundreds of PYO style stencils. Using a stencil to create your PYO designs makes the process go really fast and allows for consistency as well. 

We also make paint palettes that utilize food color in a way so that with just a little water, you can paint the cookie! They are available in eight different color combinations! Paint palettes are super easy and fun to use. They have a long shelf life, and work great on fondant as well as dried royal icing.

Now back to the topic at hand... One of the questions we get asked a lot at The Cookie Countess, is how to best package Paint Your Own (PYO) cookies with our ready made paint palettes. Well, we have the answer!

We sell a number of products that will allow you to pack cute PYO cookie kits that are easy to transport and hand out at parties. They're kid-friendly and totally customizable.

1. Ultra Clear Cookie Bags These are open top style bags intended to be tied with a ribbon 
2. Clear Lip & Tape Bags This secondary bag is for the paint palette and paint brush
3. Edible Paint Palettes needed for painting! 
4. Paint Brushes
5. Ribbon (your choice, you can find cute patterns here)
6. You'll also need your cookies (obviously!) make sure the icing is completely dry before bagging.

Insert one Edible Paint Palette into a Clear Lip & Tape Bag. This will keep the edible paint from touching the cookie or transferring. Don't seal the bag yet.

Insert a Disposable Paint Brush into the same bag as the Edible Paint Palette. You now have a little packaged paint & brush kit ready to go.

Insert your cookie into the Ultra Clear Cookie Bag.

Place your paint & brush kit bag into the Ultra Clear Cookie Bag. Place it behind the cookie so you can still see the design (kids love to pick their own designs).

Tie the top of the bag with a piece of ribbon or string. Feel free to get creative. You can decorate the bags with hanging tags, stickers, or just keep them simple.

If you like to box your cookies, the poly bags are great to go inside a box as well and help keep the cookies fresher for longer.

We have a great video too of in house baker Wilmalyn doing a live tutorial all about PYO cookies! If you have some time, it's definitely worth a watch.

If you want to include a printed instruction sheet on how to use PYO palettes, you can download that PDF here.