Here’s an excellent recipe for sugar icing for sugar cookies! Since so many are asking what “icing
sugar” is on this Shortbread Cookies recipe, I thought I would also let you know that it’s really just powdered (confectioners) sugar!! Most people in Canada & England use the term Icing Sugar where as most other countries use powdered or confectioners sugar term, which happen to be the same thing.
INGREDIENTS:
- * 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- * 2 teaspoons milk
- * 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
- * 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- * assorted food coloring
DIRECTIONS
1. In a small bowl, stir together confectioners’ sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.
2. Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush.
OH, and if you want some cute cookies to put this icing on, try the Reindeer Cookies!
Theresa J says
Ohh, thank you for posting this. I thought icing sugar might be powdered but wasn’t sure. Can’t wait to try this with the cookie recipe.
Cat @ 3 Kids and Us says
That’s the same recipe I always use, except I use vanilla extract. So yummy!
Lori A. says
Oh boy…I’m knee deep in decorating sugar cookies with the kids today. It’s wearing me out!
jules p says
thanks. that sounds like an easy recipe.
Kara says
I’m sending this to my girlfriend, who didn’t know that frosting didn’t have to come from a can. :)