I am making platters of spring/easter cookies. Usually I just wrap my individual cookies in cello bags and tie them with ribbon, but I won't need to do that this time because they'll be in a covered tray. To dress it up I wanted to put either Easter grass or colored paper shreds on the tray under the cookies. Has anyone done this? Would it be considered "food safe"? I can't find anything on the packages that would say... Help!

Thank you!!

I'd use the grass instead of the paper shred...the cookies may get grease on the paper.

I had this happen with doilies, because I didn't use the grease free ones.
It was the butter in the NFSC.

I'm not sure about them being food safe, but yesterday I was at my local cake supply store and they were selling edible "grass" it came it a couple of different spring colors and fruit flavors...just thought I would i would let you know your options if you can't use the other stuff.

I have made "grass" by dying coconut green before.

I was also going to mention dying coconut! Great minds think alike.

I have to agree though, think of all the millions of children over the years that have eaten candy out of that plastic grass!

I was thinking, though, if you dye coconut, will the color bleed onto the cookies?

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! You all have a great point about kids eating candy that has been burried in the plastic grass! I think I'll give it a try.

target sells the edible grass also. it's kinda like dyed rice paper. looks like real easter grass