I want to make a cookie of a frying pan cooking latkes (potato pancakes). I can't figure out how to do the oil and bubbles. Any ideas? Here is a photo of how a real one looks like:

maybe some piping gel slightly whipped to get air bubbles in it?

Mmmmmm..... latkes.

Maybe clear gelatin? Do it separate on a sil pat. Try whipping it then pouring it in the shape you want on the sil pat. Don't know, but post a pic when you are done.

I'd sprinkle white sparkling sanding sugar around each piped latke, that would be very similar to shiny small bubbles from the oil.

There's even golden-coloured sanding sugar on the market, that would be even better.

Okay, I've been all over town and can't find piping gel. So either have to drive out to Michael's tomorrow (30 minutes) or I need to come up with a homemade version of sanding sugar. Is it possible to make your own and have it work well? I have Americolor gels. Can I mix those into granulated sugar to make sanding sugar or is sanding sugar something special?

How about poured sugar, like for sugar bottles? I can't give you directions off the top of my head, but you could look up the thread for sugar bottles. This is just a brainstorm that came out of my head. Not sure how you would get it bubbly, though. Maybe pour a bit the size of your cookie on some foil and put it on a cookie sheet in the oven until it bubbles, than take it out and put it on a cold towel or something to cool it quick.

I think the piping gel with a bit of the sugar sparkles will be the best and easiest way....

Do you know of a recipe for piping gel? I'm willing to give it a shot.

Thanks,
Kathi

thanks for posting that! for some reason i never imagined you could make your own piping gel.

frying latke cookies - what a great idea! please post them for us all to see when you're done!

Thanks everyone. I went to the craft store tonight, so I will start working on my cookies. I'll post them when I'm done.

thanks again,
Kathi

Sorry I don't have any tips, but as far as I'm concerned, making "cookie latkes" has got to be easier than the real thing! LOL, but I dread making them but LOVE eating them. My kids have already asked my why I'm not in the kitchen already cooking for Chanukah! What more could you ask for than a holiday that celebrates with fried food? Latkes and sufganyiot, the end of my diet! Good luck with the cookies and happy chanukah.

You can make sanding sugar--but it works best with the large grain crystal sugar. Just put some in a plastic zip bag, add just a touch of color and mush it together until the color is well distributed.

Oh no. Now I NEED latkes.

I wonder if my Evelyn Rose International Cookery Book has a recipe? I've never actually made them. Seeing as dh has just found out he's got type 2 diabetes, I think latkes will be better than donuts this year!!

Okay, here's my prototype cookie. Can I have some feedback, please? I didn't like how the piping gel looked, because it made the top of the cookie look really messy, so i opted for the colored sugar. So, I'm trying to decide if I should use more, all the way to the inner edge, or if I should mix the yellow with clear for a lighter version?

Any thoughts? I'm open to other ideas, too!

Thanks,
Kathi