Do you want an easy icing for sugar cookies that leaves everybody wanting more? Yesterday I shared how to make the perfect sugar cookie. Today I want to share how to make a quick and easy glaze/icing that goes perfect with the sugar cookie recipe.
And the best part — it’s two ingredients! You know I like to keep it Cleverly Simple!
Let’s start with the ingredients. (Make sure you have your cookies ready. You can find the best sugar cookie recipe here.)
from Lynette’s Kitchen @ CleverlySimple.com
Ingredients:
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
4 tsp Milk
Directions:
Mix with fork.
Tips: To make it more of a thin glaze, add more milk. To make it a thicker icing, add more powdered sugar.
You start with the simple ingredients of powdered sugar and milk. And of course, make sure you have your sugar cookies baked and cooled.
1. Mix the powdered sugar and milk with a fork until smooth. The powdered sugar will dissolve. There’s no need to dirty more dishes than that! I like the consistency of this recipe but you can make it thinner or thicker by adding more milk or more powdered sugar.
2. Add the icing to a ziploc sandwich bag. Add food coloring to color. (Optional) Mix.
*This is a great step for kids!
3. Cut a small hole in the corner of the bag.
4. Pipe the icing onto the cookie and use a knife to spread the icing.
If you like to add a bit of color, just follow the first steps and use a different color of icing. The glaze does start to dry immediately. Therefore, add sprinkles right away.
Let the cookies sit until the icing/glaze has time to harden. You can then stack the cookies. They freeze really well this way so you can bake weeks ahead of Christmas!
To find the Best Sugar Cookie Recipe, head over here.
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My boys and I made our first cookies ever using your sugar cookie and icing recipes and they’re perfect! I’ve never baked anything and my previous attempts at sugar cookies were total disasters. Thank you!
I don’t know what I did wrong. This icing was moderately thick and yet it just soaked into the sugar cookie and didn’t leave it looking “iced.” It just looked soggy.
Hmmn… were your cookies cooled when you added the icing? I’ve never had that happen before. If you find after one cookie, it’s looking more like a glaze, add more powdered suger to thicken it up. How did they taste?
I’ve also used this icing recipe for years and was wondering if you’ve ever tried painting on it with food coloring gel once it was dry.
Hi Eva. I have not. I typically incorporate different colors of icing by adding the food coloring to the icing directly. If you try it, let me know how it goes!
I will. Thank you, Lynette. I just ordered some new brushes to try it out. So, I guess I’ll know in a couple weeks.
It worked out good. I took one drop of food color and one drop of water then painted on both the cookie and the simple icing. And as long as you don’t get it too wet on the icing it’s fine. If it’s too wet, you’ll end up with a dip from melted icing. But it works great!
My family has made this for as long as I remember but we add a SMALL drop of vanilla to make it taste less pasty
after a few days does the frosting separate or bleed or anything?
I’ve never had that problem, Katie. I typically keep the cookies in a cool place. I’ve been making this icing/glaze for years and I’ve never had them separate or bleed.
thanks
Is the powdered sugar – icing sugar I am in Australia thanks
From what I understand (from Google), icing sugar is the same thing as powdered sugar.
Do the cookies have to be refrigerated because there is milk in the frosting?
I have never refrigerated them and they’ve been fine. Do what you feel most comfortable with.