Description
This sugar cookie icing that hardens is my go-to easy recipe when I want cookies that look pretty, set beautifully, and stay simple to make. It is perfect for holiday baking, quick dessert decorating, party treats, and fun food ideas when you need an easy recipe that works for sugar cookies, cookie trays, and sweet snack tables.
Ingredients
4 cups powdered sugar
5 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
food coloring as needed
sprinkles as needed
Instructions
1. Add the powdered sugar to a medium mixing bowl.
2. Pour in the milk, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
3. Whisk until the icing is smooth and glossy with no lumps remaining.
4. Add a little more milk if the icing feels too thick, or a little more powdered sugar if it feels too thin.
5. Divide the icing into small bowls if using multiple colors.
6. Stir in food coloring a drop at a time until the desired shades are reached.
7. Spread or spoon the icing onto completely cooled sugar cookies.
8. Add sprinkles right away while the icing is still wet.
9. Let the cookies sit at room temperature until the icing hardens completely before stacking or storing.
Notes
Do not add too much milk at once, because thin icing can be harder to control and may not set with the smooth finish you want.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 92
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 8mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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