Do you want an easy icing for sugar cookies that leaves everybody wanting more? Yesterday I shared a wonderful Easy Sugar Cookies recipe. 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.)
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How to Make The Best (and Easiest) Sugar Cookie Icing (Glaze)
- Prep Time: 3 mins
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 3 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mix
- Cuisine: American
Description
This is easiest sugar cookie icing ever. It’s made with only two ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 4 tsp Milk
Instructions
- Mix ingredients with fork.
- Add food coloring to icing (optional) to create unique colors.
- Add icing to your favorite cookie recipe.
Notes
You can customize this recipe by adding powdered sugar to make it thicker. Add more milk to make it a glaze.
Keywords: sugar cookie icing, sugar cookie frosting, cookie icing
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. (If you’re fancy, you can use an icing 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!
Can I add vanilla extract to the frosting for my little vanilla fan? And if so how much would you recommend?
Sure! Vanilla would be great in this recipe. I would start with 1/4 teaspoon and add more to taste.
this a great recipe!
thank you!
Awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Can you substitute milk with almond milk?
I have never tried it. If you do, please let me know how it turns out!
Made this with my five year old to ice our sugar cookies. She wanted the top hard so we glazed and decorated some before we baked them and others we baked, decorated and then popped them back into the oven- both ways worked but we needed to adjust the baking time accordingly.
How many cookies are you able to ice with this?
How much powder sugar do you need?…..
LOL
Should the cookies be refrigerated since there is milk in the icing or will they be okay to leave room temp?
I don’t refrigerate the cookies, but then they’re gone within a few days. 🙂
Can the frosting be made a few hours before hand or does it need to be made right before placing on cookies?
I would not recommend making it a few hours beforehand unless you placed plastic wrap directly on top of the icing and then sealed it well. The icing does dry, which is what makes it so great – so making it too far ahead of time runs the risk of getting dried out.
Does any kind (whole, 2%, skim) of milk work? Or do you recommend a specific kind?
I use 2% because that’s what I have on hand, but any milk will work.
Can left over frosting be refrigerated for later use?
Yes, you can. You will need to seal it well so that it doesn’t dry out.