This may have already been a topic of discussion, but in reading some of the posting this morning everyone seems to use corn syrup or piping jell on their fondant covered cookies and I have as well. However, I was wondering, if you melt jam, marmalade etc..would it work as well as piping jell or corn syrup? I have 4 dozen sea shell cookies to do for a bridal shower on Saturday, and really don't have the time to do the cookie icing, so was going to do fondant. I used orange zest in my dough and thought about the orange marmalade for the glue. All comments are appreciated
I strain the jam and use it warm NO water added.
I think it could be possible that you could overload the taste by using a jam the same flavour as the cookies. It is also possible to use plain old cooled boiled water to stick the fondant to the biscuit. It is also cheaper, especially if you have to go out and buy jam just for the one occassion. Just make sure if you do use water that you do not over do it. Hope that helps you
also sometimes if you lay the fondant onto the hot cookie it sticks by itself
well come to think of it i guess i've done that with rolled buttercream and not fondant
so take that with a grain of sugar 
Fondant on a hot cookie? Who knew?! Thanks for the tip!
I only use water too - not boiled either, just even temp. water! - for all of my fondant covered cookies and decorations on my fondant covered cakes.
Water works just GREAT ! As long as you dont blob too much of it onto the fondant ; just a light brush works perfectly ;)
Make sure if you use jam that they eat them up soon. The reason corn syrup/gel is so popular is that they don't go off as quick as jam does. :)
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