I am experimenting with cookies and I'm wondering if anyone has used candy melts to decorate cookies? I think it would be super yummy, but maybe too thick?
Does anyone out there know if you can thin down melted candy melts, or will they not harden up if you do that? ...was also trying to use candy melts for covering petits four, but it needs to be thinned down. Any suggestions? Has anyone tried this?
The other thing you might try to thin down the candy melts is shortening. I have not worked with candy melts, but have worked with almond bark and that is what I use to thin it down. I would assume that would work just fine with the candy melts too, but am not for sure!
You can use CK Paramount Crystals to thin or Crisco. I use the CK paramount crystals. I can't remember if the crisco is a teaspoon or a table spoon. That will thin it down and it tastes good too. There might be someone else out here that would know the correct ratio.
do you guys have problems with the candy melts...melting?
I decorated some cookies last year with candy melts in a ziploc bag, and body heat made it melt if you touched it for more than a second...
(used the candy melts b/c I was too lazy/pressed for time to make icing)
I have been making some fall and halloween cookies for the last couple of weeks. I have really been enjoying them. I have used some candy melts as icing. I love it. It is really easy, and if you want to give your NFSC more definition, just pipe some more chocolate onto it. I made a cookie bouquet out of this too for a birthday present. She loved it. Over the weekend my aunt and I made some NFSC's and had my mom and grandma decorate with the chocolate. It was a blast!
What about modeling chocolate? Anybody use it on cookies?
I saw something in here the other day...a lady used 1 bag of candy melts and added 2 cups (( i think?? )) of whipping cream to it and it was like poured fondant.
Thank you for mentioning this LaceLou, I was curious about this also, so I did a search and found something that someone posted about. Not sure if it is the same post you saw or not.
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=40358&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=melts&&start=30
I take a mixture of a bag of candy melts and 1/2 cup whipping cream, melted and heated through and gently pour them over each little cake, making sure that each cake is covered thoroughly.
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