Cutout Cookie Decorator Icing
photo by RotiJala
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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1 3/4 cups
ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 2 teaspoons light corn syrup (Karo)
- 2 tablespoons softened butter (NO MARGARINE)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
- food coloring (if using liquid coloring, may need to add a little more confectioners sugar to bring to decorating c)
directions
- Place sugar into mixing bowl.
- Combine milk, corn syrup and vanilla, and blend.
- Add liquid mixture to powdered sugar and mix thoroughly.
- Add softened butter and blend until thoroughly incorporated.
- Divide frosting into several cups, and add food coloring to each. If using liquid coloring, add a little more powdered sugar until it reaches good spreading consistency.
- Spread onto cookie with knife, or place in zip-loc sandwith bags with the corner nipped off 1/16" to pipe onto cookies.
- Decorate with sprinkles or colored sugars.
- Once cookies are decorated, place on flat surface to allow frosting to dry. Store cookies in covered container.
- NOTE: Differences in humidity may require more or less liquids to make a good consistency frosting. Sugar can be added or milk lessened to achieve the best consistency.
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Reviews
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This icing is very good. I really like the flavor and the fact that it hardened, allowing me to stack the finished cookies. I did have to add a bit more milk to get the right consistency. I used it to ice cow shaped cookies that I made with the "White Velvet Cutout Cookie" recipe. They were a big hit.
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I have to question your measurements in this recipe because when I made it as written it came out as a huge sticky lump! I had to add another 4-5 tsp of milk and then it turned to perfection!! This is a great icing, took color perfectly, nice consistency, does indeed harden when cool and most importantly, actually tastes great! Unusual for decorator icings! Thumbs up! I used it on "Worlds Best Butter Cookies" for a kids birthday party and it was a hit!
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