How to Make Clay Chocolate Chip Cookies

These clay chocolate chip cookies are a fun craft project you can complete in about 15 minutes. If you want to make an adorable gnome with cookies, a faux cookie display for a kitchen tiered tray, or anything else, this is an easy tutorial.

The best part is that you only need a few supplies for this quick polymer clay project. It’s a great way to get creative.

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Learn how to make fake clay chocolate chip cookies with this clay tutorial for beginners.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies Made from Clay

Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, I love working with clay and believe polymer clay is the easiest and most versatile. Over the years, I’ve shared a ton of clay tutorials – everything from how to make Kawaii fruits from clay, clay mushrooms with smiles. clay backpack tags and charms for the little ones, and even how to make clay gnomes with BIG feet.

Recently I’ve been asked to make faux food accessories for gnomes using clay and well, I’m always up for a challenge! Up first, I’m sharing these adorable chocolate chunk cookies made from polymer clay.

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This adorable gnome is holding his own chocolate chip cookie made from clay.

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Tips for Making Polymer Clay Cookies

  • For the most cost effective option, get a large white block of polymer clay like this or a small pack like this and a single pack of dark brown. Mix a chunk of the dark brown with the white until you get the desired color.
  • The cookies shouldn’t be even and perfect so be sure to add texture with a few presses into the clay, pokes with the tools, and even an old toothbrush to add dimension and detail.
  • Don’t make the clay cookies too thin as it can lead to cracking and breaking.
  • If you would like to make faux cookies with chocolate chips (similar to the Nestle Toll House chip style), make the chocolate chips first and bake them. Once they have cooled, press them into the raw cookie (I recommend also adding liquid clay when assembling). Then, bake the cookie with the chips.
  • Polymer clay doesn’t need to be sealed but if you would like to do so, you can. I use this for a matte finish or this in the glossy finish, depending on the look I want.
  • These cookies can also be made with air dry clay (this is the brand I use) and painted once dry (I wait a couple of days).
Square close up image of a gnome holding a clay cookie standing in front of a dish of faux chocolate chip cookies made with polymer clay.
These fake cookies are made with polymer clay and look delicious!

DIY Chocolate Chunk Cookies Using Polymer Clay

Below is the written and printable tutorial for these fake bake cookies. If you’re a visual learner, you can watch the DIY clay chocolate chunk cookies video tutorial here on the YouTube channel. It’s only a couple of minutes long, but the texture and dimension tips are great for the faux cookie look.

Yield: Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Clay Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Square close up image of a gnome holding a clay cookie standing in front of a dish of faux chocolate chip cookies made with polymer clay.

These easy clay chocolate chunk cookies are a perfect afternoon DIY using polymer clay. Make them as large as you would like to fit any doll, gnome, or tiered tray display.

Active Time 15 minutes
Baking Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost $3

Materials

  • Light Brown Clay
  • Dark Brown Clay

Tools

  • Chopstick, Toothpick, or Clay Tool
  • Box Cutter or Craft Knife
  • Oven
  • Baking Sheet
  • Parchment Paper or Foil

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to the temperature noted on the polymer clay packaging. Take note of the advice on thickness.
  2. Break the light brown polymer clay into 3 equal sized balls, about 3/4 to one inch in diameter (about 19-25 mm). Gently work each ball into a sphere and press them into flat disks. They should be about 1/4 inch thick (about 6 mm). Crafter showing how to form the polymer clay into a cookie.
  3. Break off or use the craft knife to slice the dark brown polymer clay into several random, jagged pieces no larger than one 1/8 inch thick (about 3 mm). The more rough looking, the more like chocolate chips these pieces will seem. Crafter using a crafting knife to cut off chunks of dark brown polymer clay.
  4. Use the chopstick or toothpick to gently press in the top of the cookie shapes in 3 to 4 places. These cuts do not need to be deep, just shoot for about 1/3rd of the way through the cookie at most. Crafter using a chopstick to create indentations in the clay cookie to attach clay chocolate chips.
  5. Tuck a piece of dark brown polymer clay into each of the cuts made in each cookie, working the cookie gently so as not to reshape it too much. Crafter pressing chocolate chip clay chunks into prepared fake bake cookies made with clay.
  6. Add texture to the tops and sides of the cookies using the chopstick, your fingers, and additional items like old toothbrushes. Crafter adding texture to the fake clay cookie using a chopstick.
  7. Bake the cookies per the instructions on your clay packaging and let them cool in the oven before sealing or using as decoration.

Notes

The cookies shouldn't be even and perfect, so be sure to add texture with a few presses into the clay, pokes with the tools, and even an old toothbrush to add dimension and detail.

If you would like to use chocolate chips (similar to the Nestle Toll House chips), make them first and bake them. Once they have cooled, press them into the cookie (I recommend also adding liquid clay when assembling). Then, bake the cookie with the chips.

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