Easy Sugar Cookie Icing Recipe
This is the best icing recipe for decorating sugar cookies. It’s easy to make, and dries into a nice and smooth finish. Plus, there's an option without corn syrup!(This is our favorite sugar cookie recipe!)
Servings: 72 cookies' worth
Calories: 14kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup or honey see notes
- 1 teaspoon vanilla, almond, peppermint, or coconut extract
- Food coloring
Instructions
- Combine powdered sugar, two tablespoons milk, corn syrup or honey, and vanilla extract, adding more milk until icing reaches desired consistency. For piping and spreading, you're looking for a thicker icing. For dipping cookies, you'll want something a little bit thinner.
- Pipe, spread, or dip onto baked cookies. If you'd like to use sprinkles, apply them before the icing dries.
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Notes
- Using corn syrup in the cookie icing recipe will result in an icing that dries soft, but stackable. Using honey will result in a softer icing that should not be stacked.
- Make sure the cookies are completely cooled before frosting.
- Looking for a sugar cookie recipe to use this icing on? This recipe is our go-to, fan-favorite recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 14kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 0.01g | Fat: 0.01g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 0.4mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.002mg
