Easy Sugar Cookie Frosting / Icing
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Easy Sugar Cookie Frosting / Icing
Description
The frosting starts with sifted powdered sugar mixed at low speed with milk and light corn syrup to achieve a smooth, creamy texture. The corn syrup adds shine and a slight elasticity, helpful for decorating cookies. A pinch of salt balances the sweetness.
Different flavors like vanilla, lemon, or peppermint extract can be added along with vibrant food coloring to suit any occasion or personal preference. The frosting consistency can be adjusted by gradually adding milk for a thinner, flood consistency or more powdered sugar for a thicker spreadable icing.
Using small increments when adjusting ingredients helps control the texture precisely, ensuring an ideal frosting consistency that holds color and shape but spreads easily. This icing suits sugar cookies well and can be colored for seasonal or themed baking.
Ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 4-6 teaspoons milk
- 4 teaspoons light corn syrup
- Pinch salt
- Flavoring of your choice my favorites are vanilla extract, lemon extract and peppermint extract
- Food Coloring McCormick NEON! Colors were used in this post, of your choice
Instructions
- In a mixer bowl using an electric mixer or stand mixer, combine powdered sugar and 4 teaspoons of milk, starting the mixer very slowly on low. As mixture starts to combine, add in corn syrup. Beat well to combine. If mixture is too thick, add more milk, about 1/2 tsp at a time (a tiny bit can make a difference so go slow!). Beat until frosting is smooth and creamy.
- Divide frosting into multiple bowls if desired, and add color and flavor to each bowl. For white frosting, it's best to stick with a clear extract such as peppermint or lemon. For the entire recipe, start with about 1/2 tsp of your extract of choice and flavor to taste. With food coloring, start with one to two drops, and increase until desired shade is reached.
- Frosting can be adjusted to meet your desired consistency. If you want a more liquid like "flood" icing, add more milk, a tiny bit at a time. If you want a thicker frosting to spread on, slowly add more sifted powdered sugar, approximately a teaspoon at a time. This frosting is very flexible and forgiving. If frosting thickens as you are working with it, you can always add a few more drops of milk and stir well to combine. Allow cookies 4-6 hours for frosting to dry so that it is firm to the touch.
Notes
- Doubling the recipe is advisable when covering large batches of cookies.
- Add milk, powdered sugar, flavoring, or coloring gradually to adjust consistency without overshooting.
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