I made a small sample of Toba's glace last night to see how I would like it. Made it a bit too thin but I like the look of the cookies once the glace is set but it's very sweet! I added some vanilla and a bit of lemon extract but it's still too sweet. What do you use to flavor your Toba's glace? I would like to use the glace for cookies I'm planning on making for a baby shower. But don't want tooth-zinging sweet glace!

Any thoughts to different flavorings you've used?

Thanks!

I would have thought the lemon would have made a difference.

To offset the sweetness a little, I make my cookies fairly thick, 3/8". That way you taste the cookie more than the icing.

I'll have to remember that when baking the cookies. Making them a bit thicker. I'm planning on trying to make the icing again soon. I really like the way the cookies look after it's set. Nice and shiny.

Thanks!

I like to put in creme bouquet. Nice citrus flavor.

I ordered some creme bouquet from country kitchen and my order should be delivered tomorrow so I will give that a taste test drive. Thanks for the suggestion!

I put some in the cookie dough too. People say it's the best decorated cookie they have ever eaten. I just use the nfsc. recipe w/ creme bouquet. That's the secret. I promise, you will love it!!!
Amy

Can someone pass on Toba's glaze recipe?

I made some of Toba's glace with creme bouquet. OH YUM! And I put some in my RI too. I need to buy more of this stuff! I haven't had to make any cookie dough yet; had some in the freezer but next time I have to make dough, I will be adding the creme bouquet to it for sure!

Here's the link for Toba's glace recipe

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2119-1-Toba-Garretts-Glace-Icing.html

I took a cookie class with Toba a few months ago and she suggested flavoring the glace to match the color. I had never really thought about it but we made the blue tinted glace blueberry, the red cherry etc. It was OK but I am more of a basic vanilla/almond person myself

a couple of tsp or to taste. Don't worry about it thinning the recipe as you really need to to add more corn syrup anyway to get to the right consistancy for flooding anyway.