Hi all.
Bit of a long shot but are there any keen bakers willing to help me out please?
Long story short, my partner LOVES these fondant sugar cookies that seem to have popped up everywhere these days from Instagram bakers to local coffee shops to Etsy. I’m not a bad baker but by no means professional, however the cookies are usually priced anywhere between £10-20 for a box of 6. Our local Instagram bakers charge £15 for 6 usually but tend to be more fresh than likes of Etsy.
I want to be able to make him some myself for Fathers Day as a gift from our daughter and have spent the last few weeks trying to nail down the recipe. The thing is, wherever I’ve got them from before, whether that’s different Instagram bakers or Etsy, everyone’s seem to taste near enough the exact same so I don’t know what I’m missing! I think I’ve nailed the actual cookie by following a Jane’s Patisserie recipe but I’ve tried Dr Oetker & Renshaw fondant and both to me, taste of nothing. I’ve experimented with vanilla (differing amounts), almond extract and the two combined but I cannot nail the taste for the fondant.
I have no desire to be able to make these to sell on or anything like that, I’d just like to make them for him! Does anyone know what fondant seems to be most popular?
Attached a picture of the type of cookies I mean.