sugar cookies with icing. For the frosting for these cookies, I did not use a royal icing, which I know is popular. 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.

It is used to decorate sugar cookies and gingerbread houses. The biggest difference between royal icing and a frosting like buttercream is in. Once the cookies are cool, make the icing. You can have sugar cookies with icing using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of sugar cookies with icing

It's 1 1/2 cup of softened butter.
Prepare 2 cup of sugar.
You need 4 of eggs.
It's 1 tsp of vanilla.
You need 5 cup of flour.
You need 2 tsp of baking powder.
You need 1 tsp of salt.
Prepare 2 cup of confectioners sugar.
You need 2 tsp of milk.
It's 1 of food coloring.

You'll need a thick 'border' icing and a thinner 'filler' icing. Sprinkle on a little edible glitter before the icing sets. Great for beginners and tastes amazing. You'll have perfectly decorated sugar cookies in no time!

sugar cookies with icing instructions

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar..
Beat in eggs and vanilla..
Stir in flour, baking powder and salt..
Cover and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour..
Roll out dough on flour-dusted surface to 1/2 inch thickness. Use cookie cutters..
Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet..
6-8 minutes in 400°F preheated oven..
Let cookies cool completely before icing..
Mix confectioners sugar and milk to make icing with desired food coloring. Adjust consistency of icing by added very small amounts of milk at a time..

This sugar cookie icing is my go-to icing recipe when decorating cookies. How to Ice Sugar Cookies: "Flooding" is a technique used to cover a cookie completely with royal icing. Let set for a few minutes. Thin the remaining icing with a few drops of water. I actually prefer to decorate my sugar cookies with my buttercream frosting.