Sugar Cookie 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. Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush.

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 your heart desires. Stir the powdered sugar and the milk until smooth. You can cook Sugar Cookie Icing using 5 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Sugar Cookie Icing

Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Powdered sugar.
Prepare 4 tbsp of Crisco (baking sticks).
You need 1 tbsp of Vanilla, (clear vanilla works better with colors).
It's 1 tbsp of Milk.
You need 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. Stir in the vanilla and one tablespoon of milk.

Sugar Cookie Icing instructions

Combine confectioners' sugar, Crisco, vanilla and milk, beating until creamy. Thin with a few more drops of milk (if necessary) to reach desired spreading consistency. Stir in optional food coloring. Spread frosting over cooled cookies and decorate with colored sugar, sprinkles, etc., if desired..

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. Traditionally sugar cookie icing is flavored with almond or vanilla extract, but orange, lemon, maple, or coconut extracts can also be substituted. Sifting the powder sugar before adding milk will eliminate any potential lumps in the frosting.