Description
Smooth, glossy sugar cookie icing that’s easy to make with just four simple ingredients. Perfect for piping, spreading, and coloring!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons milk (add more if needed)
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: gel or liquid food coloring
Instructions
1. In a bowl, whisk powdered sugar, milk, corn syrup, and vanilla extract until smooth.
2. Adjust consistency by adding milk or powdered sugar as needed.
3. Add food coloring to desired portions.
4. Pipe or spread icing onto cooled sugar cookies.
5. Allow icing to dry for several hours or overnight.
Notes
Sift powdered sugar to avoid lumps.
Add liquids slowly to control thickness.
Use clear vanilla extract for white icing.
Prepare separate consistencies for outlining and flooding.
Cover leftovers tightly to avoid drying.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg