Sugar Cookie Icing

 We used this recipe this year for Christmas cookies (one batch sugar and one batch gingerbread) and it worked out perfectly! See the original recipe here: https://bellyfull.net/sugar-cookie-icing-recipe/

Sugar Cookie Icing (Hardens)

Ingredients:

• 3 cups powdered sugar , sifted
• 3-4 tablespoons whole milk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (use clear vanilla extract if you need the icing to be bright white)
• Pinch of salt (optional depending on flavor preference)
• Gel food coloring , optional
• Plain cooled sugar cookies , for decorating

Directions:

• Stir together the sugar, 3 tablespoons milk, corn syrup, and vanilla in a medium-sized bowl until combined.
• (If icing is too thick, add the remaining tablespoon of milk, until the icing is thick but pipeable. If it's too thin, add a little more powdered sugar until desired texture is reached. If you drizzle a little of the icing with a whisk, the ribbon of icing will hold for a few seconds before melting back into the icing. That is when you know it’s the right consistency and is ready to use.)
• If coloring the icing with different colors, divide into bowls and color as desired at this point.
• Transfer icing to a piping bag with a piping tip (I use Wilton 5.)
• Pipe icing onto cookies and decorate, as desired. (If using sanding sugar or sprinkles, they need to be added before the icing starts to set.)
• Allow icing to completely harden at room temperature before enjoying (this can take anywhere from 3 hours to overnight depending on the consistency and thickness of your icing.)

Marsha's Notes:

For one batch of sugar cookies and one batch of gingerbread, we made six different colors (white, blue, green, yellow, red, purple) and made a double batch of icing. It was enough, but some colors we had too much and some we ran out of. Depending on how concerned you are about waste, you can decide if it's worth making more or less. But one batch of icing for one batch of cookies is probably about right depending on how many color choices you want. We did add about an extra TBL of milk or so to get a consistency we thought would work.