Prepare Cookie Crumbs

1. Break 3 dozen cookies into very small pieces with your hands.

2. Put the broken cookies into a blender.

3. Run the blender on the "Chop" setting until the cookies are ground into small crumbs. If the crumbs stick together while the blender runs, shut off the blender and separate the crumbs with a spoon before you continue to chop them.

4. Pour the cookie crumbs into a bowl.

Apply Crumbs to Cake

1. Set the iced cake on a cake platter or cake board.

2. Have your assistant hold the cake up by bracing the edge of the cake platter against a table and tilting the cake slightly forward.

3. Scoop up a handful of cookie crumbs.

4. Sprinkle the crumbs in an even layer on the side of the cake and gently press them with your other hand to make them stick into the frosting. Don't press hard; the crumbs should look like they are sitting on the icing, not be embedded in it.

5. Rotate the cake to coat the next side.

6. Repeat Steps 3, 4 and 5 until the sides are completely coated.