Cookie Decorating Frosting

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- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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20
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1 teaspoon lemon juice or 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 teaspoons water
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons light corn syrup (for shine)
- food coloring
- water or sugar, for consistency
directions
- Mix together sugar, flavoring, measured water, corn syrup, and food coloring. Slowly add enough water to make frosting a spreadable consistency (should be thicker than Elmer's school glue).
- If a strong color is desired, decrease water so that the food coloring doesn’t make frosting too runny. If you get the frosting too runny, add a little powdered sugar.
- Spread on cookies (add sprinkles or other toppings immediately). Allow to dry about 30 min or until no longer sticky. Will set up into a glaze so cookies won’t stick together when stacked.
- This recipe makes about 1/2 cup of frosting (about enough for one color).
Reviews
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Very good! Not quite as tasty as a butter-cream type frosting, but this one can travel/stack! I didn't have corn syrup, so I substituted honey and it worked fine...maybe not super-glossy, but they had a nice sheen and looked fine for my purposes. I only got 10 large cookies frosted with this recipe amount, but I do tend to spread it thick. That may also be why they took over an hour to set completely in our humid climate. Overall a great recipe!!
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Super easy and good taste as well. This glaze dries quickly and holds color very well. I used for pumpkin shaped sugar cookies to take to a neighborhood Halloween event. I was looking for a recipe that would allow me to stack them- this recipe was a great fit. I used regular vanilla and it did not affect color. Great recipe! I will use again.
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I love this frosting. Not only do I use it on my sugar cookies, I use it on my cupcakes too. Though the top solidifys a bit, it is still soft to eat and not nearly as messy as other frostings I've tried (which is perfect for a classful of pre-schoolers & b-day parties)! This is now my go-to frosting recipe. Thanks for sharing, wyojess!
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Tweaks
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The sheen on these was just wonderful and the frosting hardened up without fuss. I used lemon juice in place of water to frost some lemon cookies and topped with yellow sprinkles. Very pretty and a great addition to my holiday trays. If you are worried about lumps, sift the sugar first and the icing will be trouble-free. Thanks!
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