sugar cookies with icing. 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. Stir in the vanilla and one tablespoon of milk. Once mixed, gradually beat in the remaining milk to make the frosting smooth and spreadable.

If the frosting seems too thick, beat in additional milk a few drops at a time. If the frosting becomes too thin, beat in a small amount of powdered sugar. Stir the powdered sugar and the milk until smooth. You can have sugar cookies with icing using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of sugar cookies with icing

Prepare 1 1/2 cup of softened butter.
You need 2 cup of sugar.
It's 4 of eggs.
You need 1 tsp of vanilla.
Prepare 5 cup of flour.
You need 2 tsp of baking powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
It's 2 cup of confectioners sugar.
Prepare 2 tsp of milk.
It's 1 of food coloring.

Beat in corn syrup and vanilla until icing is smooth and glossy. If it's too thick, add more corn syrup. Divide icing into separate bowls and stir in food coloring as desired. You can dip the cookies, paint them with a paint brush or spread them using a knife or the back of a spoon.

sugar cookies with icing step by step

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar..
Beat in eggs and vanilla..
Stir in flour, baking powder and salt..
Cover and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour..
Roll out dough on flour-dusted surface to 1/2 inch thickness. Use cookie cutters..
Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet..
6-8 minutes in 400°F preheated oven..
Let cookies cool completely before icing..
Mix confectioners sugar and milk to make icing with desired food coloring. Adjust consistency of icing by added very small amounts of milk at a time..

Let them cool completely on the cookie rack as they may break if you try to move them while they're still warm. Parker Feierbach Colorful, glossy icing transforms plain sugar cookies into edible works of art. Ours is flavored with almond extract, but feel free to use vanilla or peppermint, or whatever flavor. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until incorporated. Traditionally sugar cookie icing is flavored with almond or vanilla extract, but orange, lemon, maple, or coconut extracts can also be substituted.