Best Sugar Cookie Icing (Royal Icing for Sugar Cookies)
This simple sugar cookie icing recipe is made in minutes with just 5 ingredients plus a little food coloring. All you need is a few basic tools and your pantry staples to make a cookie icing that is sweet, delicious, and easy to use.
Servings: 48 cookies iced
Calories: 25kcal
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp light corn syrup
- ½ tsp clear vanilla flavoring
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 2-3 tbsp milk
- Gel food color (optional)
Instructions
- Using a medium size mixing bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, corn syrup, clear vanilla, almond extract and milk. Stir until no lumps are visible.
- Evenly divide the icing between 4 small bowls. Add 3 - 5 drops of the desired gel food color to the icing.
- When you are ready to decorate your cookies, pour the icing into individual quart size ziploc bags or piping bags. Allow the iced cookies to sit for 12 - 24 hours to fully set and harden.
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Notes
Storage:
Store any leftover icing in an airtight container, or in the individual bags, in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Before using, allow the icing to come to room temperature.
Tips:
- This icing recipe can very easily be doubled.
- It is very important to only use gel food color for the icing because it does not add extra liquid to the icing (even a small amount of extra liquid can change the consistency).
- If adding sprinkles to your cookies, make sure to add them immediately after you frost your cookies. The sugar cookie icing dries quickly!
Nutrition
Calories: 25kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg