After several unsuccessful tries with color mixing for vanilla sugar cookies, I just decided to wipe off all the paint and make them faux chocolate cookies.

Faux chocolate cookies colors are easier to match.

The first step is to ready my work area by placing placing wax paper under it.

I also use a small section of wax paper for mixing my paints.  This allows for easy cleanup at the end since I just toss out the used wax paper.

Ready to Paint Faux Sheep Cookies

How to Paint the Faux Sheep Cookies

First Coating of Chocolate Colored Paint

I’m using acrylic paint in an espresso brown color.  To my eyes, it looks to be a close chocolate color match.

The problem is I only have a tiny amount of brown paint to finish the project so I watered the acrylic paint down a bit.

I only have four cookies to paint so I should have enough paint.

The faux cookies will need two to three coats of paint.

This photograph shows the second coating of brown acrylic paint.

Now the faux cookies are looking more realistic.

Second Coating of Paint on Faux Sheep Cookies Faux Sheep Cookies on Drying Tray

The painted faux sheep cookies were placed on a piece of wax paper and then on a drying tray.

This way the cookies will not stick to the drying pan.

Allow paint to thoroughly dry.

On the two below photographs, I wanted to get a slightly brown edge on the “baked cookies”.

To do this, I mixed a dime-sized amount of brown and a match-head amount of black acrylic paint together.

I used my fingers to “paint” the edges because that way I do not get brush strokes.

This only takes a slight dab of paint on your fingers.  Then lightly touch the area around the edges of each cookie.

Allow the painted edge on the faux cookies to thoroughly dry.

Mixing Brown and Black Paint for Edges Finger Painting Brown Edges

How to Make the Faux Royal Icing Curls

The last step is to make the faux royal icing curls and dots out of white Crayola Model Magic Clay.  Allow to thoroughly dry.

I’m going to try a few different designs to see what I like before I glue them on.

Using a Paintbrush and White Household Glue Glue Used on Faux Sheep Cookies

After you get a design you like, glue the white curls on with white household glue.

A small paintbrush might be helpful to get glue in the small areas.

In the photograph, I am using the back of the paintbrush to tap the white curl on the faux cookie.

The plan is to get faux sheep cookies that look good enough to eat.

Adjusting Faux Royal Icing

Completed Faux Sheep Cookie Project

Plate of Faux Sheep Cookies

This is a photograph of the completed chocolate faux sheep cookies.

I think they turned out great for the farm display I want to use them in.

Additional Note:

The photograph of the above plate is a vintage LS & S, Carlsbad, Austria porcelain plate.  On the back it has the number 3277 with the number 20 under it.  The numbering is hand painted.  It has gold edging and touches of gold in the design.  There is also a rose design in the white areas.

I thought this plate is an interesting shade of green.