Description
This sugar cookie icing that hardens is perfect for decorating holiday cookies, birthday treats, and more. It dries smooth and glossy, making it ideal for piping and flooding. Made with powdered sugar, corn syrup, and vanilla, it’s the best icing for sugar cookies that need to set firm yet taste great.
Ingredients
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
gel food coloring (optional)
Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, combine the powdered sugar, milk, corn syrup, and vanilla extract. Add almond extract if using.
2. Stir until smooth. Adjust milk to achieve a thick but pourable consistency.
3. Divide the icing if using different colors, and stir in gel food coloring as needed.
4. Use a piping bag or squeeze bottle to outline and flood cookies.
5. Let the cookies dry uncovered at room temperature for 8 to 12 hours, or until icing hardens completely.
Notes
Use clear vanilla extract if you want bright white icing.
The icing sets faster in low humidity.
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Icing
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 iced cookie
- Calories: 85
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 2mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg