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Permalink Reply by Teneisha Williams on July 15, 2010 at 8:48pm

Hi Kim:

I don't make cookies but here's what I know...made my last set of cookies while I was studying for my degree at Utech...at least 5 yrs ago...:)

There are different types of cookies like rolled, drop, molded, pressed etc. So all cookies are not rolled it all depends on the cookie I guess and it's respective method.

I would think that you can use both types of icing to decorate your cookies...your BC may need to be of a certain consistency maybe...

You can roll the ginger cookie recipe if it says so...some may just require a little hand molding in terms of shaping into a ball and slightly flatten...others may use the rolling method...

What did your recipe say?

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Permalink Reply by Faith Gealey-Brown on July 15, 2010 at 9:21pm

Hey Kim,

I know you can use fondant for the cookies, but probably a glaze would work better for the icing. I LOVE the sugar cookie recipe by Jeri C - she posted it on the site. The cookies and the icing recipe are wonderful and came out really great. I've done some shower favours using that recipe.

Gingerbread cookies can be rolled and cut, but it is a very sticky dough, so keep that in mind!

Hope that helps!

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Permalink Reply by Tracy P. on July 15, 2010 at 9:27pm

Hi Kim,
You need a very dense cookie that will be able to hold up under the fondant. A gingerbread may work but they usually spread and crackel from the molasses so not so sure about using gingerbread. You need a good sugar cookie recipe that uses a large amount of flour. I have 2. One is from WIlton and holds up nice.
I use both buttercream and fondant to decorate cookies for cookie bouquets. But I use piping gel to hold the fondant on the cookies not frosting. The cookie plus frosting plus fondant is usually too sweet. I use the frosting to do outlines, eyes, hair etc but never cover the entire cookie.
I hope this helps.
Tracy

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Permalink Reply by Kim Washington on July 15, 2010 at 10:01pm

oh thanks guys,
i see wilton has the sugar cookie recipe so i will just switch to that (just showing off a lil, i got it int he wilton 2010 yearbook that i just got my hands on n refuse to put it down)! but the thing is i mite not be able to get my hands on any piping gel for tomorrow, that's one of the sucky things about a small caribbean island things are harddd to find! so i guess it will be buttercream to hold the fondant for me, talk about sugar overload.

Well thanks guys, in the morning i will start my new journey and i will be sure to post pics

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Permalink Reply by Tracy P. on July 15, 2010 at 10:14pm

Kim,
If you have some gum paste you can use a small amount of warm water (about 1/4 cup) and tear about a gumball size piece and place in the warm water. Let it dissolve(about 1/2 hr) and use a paint brush and paint the fondant and glue it to cookie. Don't saturate the piece just lightly cover or you can also use vanilla. It works great and tastes good.

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Permalink Reply by jeri c on July 16, 2010 at 3:40am

Hey Kim.. here is the link to my sugar cookie recipe that I swear by....
http://www.cakeswebake.com/profiles/blogs/the-best-sugar-cookies-ever

It is the one that Faith referrd to earlier. This recipe is so basic that you probably have all the ingredients in your cupboard!!! I do have a gingerbread recipe that holds up well under fondant too. I will have to share it too. You can use fondant on cookies but I would not recommend gumpaste. Gumpaste will dry too hard and the cookies will not taste very good. I prefer the icing that is on the recipe above. It dries hard enough so you can stack the cookies but not too hard and tastes soooo good. Hope your cookies turn out wonderful!

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Permalink Reply by Kim Washington on July 16, 2010 at 6:12pm

hiii guysss well i used jeri c cookie recipe but used buttercream icing, next time i'll do some fondant as this was just practice.

here r some of d cookies, feel free to comment n critique positively, as all guidance is neded
thanks for the contributions tooo

much love
kim

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• P1010744.JPG, 4.2 MB
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Permalink Reply by Stampinsher on July 17, 2010 at 2:32am

Hi Kim,
We have a couple of videos that were loaded here on our site that shows Karen working with cookies. It just so happens to be called Karen's Cookies. This is one very special place which is so similar with the kindness and sharing of people like Our Cake Site Here! I'm sure you will feel the warmth of everyone there like you do here!!!

I have placed the link to Karen's cookies below. There are recipes and videos on this site besides so much more. Plus there is a forum to talk and share with people who love the cookie world. I hope you enjoy this place as much as I do.

http://www.karenscookies.net/

Have fun!
Sher

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Permalink Reply by lisa yanoschak on July 17, 2010 at 9:52am

if you can't find piping getl, do you have light corn syrup? that will adhere the fondant to the cookie. i also melted down different flavors of preserves like apricot and raspberry. i strain the pulp and seeds after its heated then brush on the cookie to adhere the fondant.

Kim Washington said:

oh thanks guys,
i see wilton has the sugar cookie recipe so i will just switch to that (just showing off a lil, i got it int he wilton 2010 yearbook that i just got my hands on n refuse to put it down)! but the thing is i mite not be able to get my hands on any piping gel for tomorrow, that's one of the sucky things about a small caribbean island things are harddd to find! so i guess it will be buttercream to hold the fondant for me, talk about sugar overload.

Well thanks guys, in the morning i will start my new journey and i will be sure to post pics

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Permalink Reply by Kim Washington on July 21, 2010 at 8:51am

thanks a lot dear

Stampinsher said:

Hi Kim,
We have a couple of videos that were loaded here on our site that shows Karen working with cookies. It just so happens to be called Karen's Cookies. This is one very special place which is so similar with the kindness and sharing of people like Our Cake Site Here! I'm sure you will feel the warmth of everyone there like you do here!!!

I have placed the link to Karen's cookies below. There are recipes and videos on this site besides so much more. Plus there is a forum to talk and share with people who love the cookie world. I hope you enjoy this place as much as I do.

http://www.karenscookies.net/

Have fun!
Sher

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Permalink Reply by jeri c on July 25, 2010 at 8:41pm

Nice Job Kim!!! Glad you tried the recipe... did you like the taste of the cookies? I just love this recipe. Our kids bought us a trip to Hawaii and I am making them cookies in tropical shapes to say thank you. I am going to use this recipe but... make it with cocount flavor instead of almond in the cookie and in the icing both. Will let you know how they come out!!! Thought the Coconut flavor would be a nice touch and they all love coconut!

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Permalink Reply by Karen Marie on July 31, 2010 at 4:45am

Kim here is a recipe for piping gel:

Piping Gel

The Ingredients
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup water

The Method
Combine sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan, gradually blend in the lemon juice and then the water. Stir over high heat until mixture boils and thickens. Color as desired.

Store the mixture in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. If it becomes too thick, stir in a tiny amount of water, a little at a time until get reaches a pipeable consistency

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