Anyone use fondant to decorate cookies? How thin do you rool them out? 1/8" ok? How about "glue"? What do you recommend?

Any tips would be GREATLY appreciated.

Oh, I need to make these by Saturday! Yikes! Please Help

TIA!

Mirjana

Hi there,
I did some decorated cookies using fondant about a month ago and they turned out pretty good. I used a thin coat of royal icing to "glue" the fondant to the cookie. The only mistake I made was that I should've rolled the fondant thinner because it was really sweet!! Hope I helped

Hi Daniela!

Thanks for your quick response. Your cookies look great! I just made some quickly now. I used the rolling pin that Wilton has out now with the rings on it to get it to a perfect 1/8" thickness. I was worried it would still be too thick but it's perfect. Thought I'd share this with you! It's a great tool for this!

I didn't think of royal icing, but since I have none on hand right now, I tried it out with corn syrup and water mixture for glue. Wish me luck! I have no idea how it'll turn out


Thanks again!

Mirjana

That sounds like a neat little trick!! I'll keep that in mind if I ever run out of royal icing. Let me know how well it works for you!!! Good luck and it was really nice talking to you

I really like MMF iced cookies. The designs look so clean and crisp. I think they also make a softer cookie than those iced with royal icing which are a bit "crispier." (for a lack of a better word).

I like both MMF and royal icings on my cookies. When usinf MMF, I either use a simple semi-thick glaze as the "glue" or even a bit piping gel brushed on.

Let us know how they turn out!

Someone on these boards suggested putting the fondant on warm cookies and they kind of melt and stick. If I remember correctly, they first cut out the fondant with the cookie cutter. Then cut out the cookies and bake them. When they come out of the oven, they put the cut out pattern of fondant on top of the cookie. Whoever does that, please respond for credit. I think that's a great idea.

Sounds like it should work!

I have put fondant cut outs on warm cookies and it works great! I don't like royal frosting so I usually decorate with chocolate

When I make mine I roll the fondant thin and use clean corn sryup., It does not take much and the fondant stick easily and you can move around on the cookie if you are off center. I learned from the links below.



http://www.rubberstampsclub.com/tips/monthly-projects/april03/april03.html

http://www.sweetstampen.com/

When I cover my cookies with fondant I take this extra step. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, I put the cookie cutter back over the hot cookie. That way, if the cookie expanded and spread out in the oven it is back to its original size. I can then cut out the fondant and it will be a perfect match to the cookie. I have tried a thin layer of piping gel and the fondant adheres perfectly. For Christams cookies last year I used a christmas tree cookie cutter. I then cut the fondant to that size and placed it on the cookie and it was a perfect fit. I then made up some Wilton Christmas Tree candy molds without the stick. I used the choc. christmas tree and with a little melted choc. put that on top of the cookie. The cookie was the talk of a holiday cookie exchange, and it was really easy to do. Hope that helps.

I usually use a thin coat of sieved apricot jam...paint it on with a paint brush...

Thanks for the help everyone! I think they turned out okay. I definitely found it easier and faster to use fondant than royal icing. The corn syrup/water mixture worked great! Really glued it on well

Thanks again

Mirjana

The cookies turned out great! How do they taste? I thought about trying mmf on cookies, but my dd thought it would be too sweet to eat. How do flavor the mmf for cookies? TIA

I left the MMF (grey on shoe) as is... and since I was serving these to kids instead of adults, I used lemon extract instead of vodka to paint the pearl dust on. I actually could taste the lemon. Also, I used Wilton's rolling pin with the rings that roll out fondant to an 1/8 inch, so it wasn't really thick at all. My cookies were rolled to a 1/4 inch thick.

I used Lorann flavorings on the other two types of cookies. One was raspberry and the other was champagne. Not sure if it's just flavor (which is what I'm thinking) or actual alcohol. The apple and tiara cookies were covered with wilton fondant, so that's why I gave the flavors a shot.

HTH!

Mirjana

never tried

I always flavor the mmf with the lorann oils. IMO, it makes the mmf taste like taffy. I will have to give the mmf covered cookies a try. My dh could always take them to work as energy snacks.

They turned out great Mirjana!!!

I use water to stick my MMF cutouts to my sugar cookies. I keep a small bowl with water and dip two fingers into it, then smooth fingers over cookie to dampen. Then stick the fondant on. I do this to avoid putting any other flavors or sugar on the cookie. I considered thining icing and using that but the water works fine and is quick and clean.