How to Apply Fondant to a Cookie

Fondant allows you to create a wide variety of decorations.

Fondant has a soft and pliable surface that makes it easy to work with. Fondant allows chefs to decorate cakes creatively, but it can also be applied to cookies. Applying fondant to a cookie gives it a glossy and smooth surface. Decorating your favorite cookies with fondant allows you to add fun colors, shapes and flavors to the sweet treats. Express your creative freedom to make beautiful cookies with prepared fondant icing.

Things You'll Need

• Ready-made fondant
• Cookie cutter
• Corn syrup
• Butter cream icing
• Pastry brush

Instructions

1. Allow the cookies to cool completely before you decorate them.

2. Roll the fondant 1/4 to 1/8 inch thick.

3. Cut the fondant with the same cookie cutter that you used to make the cookie.

4. Apply a thin coat of corn syrup or butter cream icing to the cookie with a pastry brush.

5. Lay the fondant on the cookie carefully. Smooth the fondant with your finger to remove air pockets.

6. Mold or twist fondant to create dimensional shapes, if desired. Apply the fondant shapes to the cookie with butter cream icing or corn syrup.

Tips & Warnings

• Knead the fondant with your hands before you add colored gel paste. Add two or three small drops of colored gel paste to the fondant and knead it until the color distributes evenly throughout the icing.

• Wrap leftover fondant in plastic wrap. Store the fondant in an airtight container on the counter top. Leftover fondant has a shelf life of 1 to 2 months.

• Repair cracks on fondant with shortening.

• Never refrigerate or freeze fondant because you will ruin the icing.

• Never smooth cracks with water because it dissolves the sugar in the fondant.

References

• The Baking Pan: Rolled Fondant Tips