Description
Create delightful and beautifully decorated cookies with this simple sugar cookie icing that hardens. Perfect for any festive occasion, this easy recipe ensures your icing sets to a firm finish, allowing for creative designs that will impress family and friends. With a smooth texture and vibrant colors, your sugar cookies will become the star of every gathering. Whether it’s Christmas, birthdays, or just a fun baking day with kids, this icing is quick to prepare and kid-friendly, making it an enjoyable activity for everyone.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tbsp corn syrup
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tbsp cold milk or water
- Gel food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients on a clean countertop and gather mixing tools.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift the powdered sugar to remove lumps.
- Add corn syrup, vanilla extract, and cold milk or water. Stir vigorously until smooth.
- Adjust consistency if needed by adding more milk or water; it should flow slowly off the spoon while leaving a thick layer behind.
- Divide the icing into smaller bowls for coloring if desired. Mix in gel food coloring to achieve your preferred shades.
- Decorate your cookies using the colored icing and allow them to set at room temperature before storing in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: N/A
- Category: Dessert
- Method: N/A
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon (15g)
- Calories: 58
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 1mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg