Graphite pencil drawing of a thick cookie with a small bite and five dark chocolate chips on pale textured sketchbook paper.
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Cookie study

Practice drawing cookie with clear contours and a few selected details. Remove a small scalloped bite and add a curved line for the cookie thickness. Place a few broad dark chip shapes and a small gray lower-edge accent.

Food & drinkEasyPencil15 min, at your pace
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A way into the drawing

  1. Start with the main forms

    Draw a shallow oval with a softly uneven edge.

  2. Build the overlaps

    Remove a small scalloped bite and add a curved line for the cookie thickness.

  3. Choose the finishing details

    Place a few broad dark chip shapes and a small gray lower-edge accent.

A small thing to tryKeep the chips irregular and widely spaced so the bite remains the main detail.