Sugar Cookie Icing
This easy Sugar Cookie Icing is smooth, glossy, and perfect for decorating homemade sugar cookies. Made with simple pantry ingredients, it dries firm enough for stacking while remaining soft to bite. Ideal for holidays, birthdays, and special occasions.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 45kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 3 –4 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract optional
- Gel food coloring optional
- Sprinkles optional
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the sifted powdered sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract, almond extract (if using), and 3 tablespoons of milk.
- Whisk until smooth and glossy. Add additional milk, one teaspoon at a time, until the desired consistency is reached.
- Divide the icing into separate bowls and tint with gel food coloring if desired.
- Pipe or spread the icing onto completely cooled sugar cookies.
- Use a toothpick to smooth the icing and remove any air bubbles.
- Decorate with sprinkles while the icing is still wet.
- Let the cookies dry at room temperature for 6–8 hours or overnight before stacking or storing
Notes
- Sift powdered sugar for the smoothest icing.
- Gel food coloring gives vibrant colors without thinning the icing.
- Add more powdered sugar for outlining consistency.
- Add a few drops of milk for flooding consistency.
- Keep unused icing covered to prevent it from drying out.
- Decorate only completely cooled cookies.
Nutrition (Per Cookie)
- Calories: 45 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Protein: 0g
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 5mg
- Potassium: 3mg
- Sugar: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Calcium: 5mg
- Iron: 0.1mg