What is nappage used for on cookies?

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What is nappage used for on cookies?

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The course calls nappage a cold glaze or neutral gel. It gives shine and helps garnishes stick; in the pistachio-almond cookie, it is brushed on the sides before rolling them in chopped pistachios.

That does not make every piping gel or edible glue the same product. Check the product specification before substituting.

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