Description
Classic sugar cookie icing sparkles with festive charm, creating a smooth, glossy finish for holiday treats. Crafted with simple ingredients, this royal icing provides a professional-looking glaze you’ll love adorning cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar)
- 1.5 tbsps corn syrup
- 1.5 tbsps milk or water (cold)
- 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
- gel food coloring (as required)
Instructions
- Sift powdered sugar into a spacious mixing bowl, eliminating any potential lumps for a silky-smooth foundation.
- Incorporate corn syrup, vanilla extract, and milk into the sifted sugar, whisking thoroughly until the mixture achieves a uniform, glossy consistency.
- Evaluate the icing’s texture – if too dense, incrementally introduce small amounts of liquid to create a flowing consistency that gracefully cascades from a spoon.
- For multicolored decorations, partition the icing into separate containers, utilizing gel food coloring to create vibrant, precise hues.
- Apply the prepared icing onto cookies with precision, allowing the decorated treats to rest at ambient temperature until the surface transforms into a firm, glossy shell.
- Once fully set – typically within 1-2 hours – the icing will develop a hard, smooth finish perfect for stacking or packaging decorated cookies.
Notes
- Sifting ensures a silky smooth icing without pesky lumps that could ruin your cookie’s flawless finish.
- Corn syrup acts as a magical ingredient that gives the icing its signature glossy sheen and helps it harden perfectly.
- Gel food coloring works best for vibrant, concentrated colors without watering down the icing’s delicate consistency.
- Let decorated cookies dry completely at room temperature for at least 2-3 hours to achieve a rock-hard, professional-looking finish that won’t smudge or smear.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 55 kcal
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg