Cookie Decorating Frosting

Submitted by wyojess

"Secret recipe from the bakery! A yummy frosting that sets up into a hardened glaze on top of the cookie, but remains tender to eat. Great for taking cookies 'on the road' because they won't stick together."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 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

1. 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).
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. This recipe makes about 1/2 cup of frosting (about enough for one color).

Reviews

[ScrumptiousWY]

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!!

 

[badams31410]

This turned out great! It was super easy and delicious. I did 2 batches for 2 different colors, and they looked beautiful and tasted great! thanks!!!

 

[Boni in Minnesota]

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.

 

[Kendiger]

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!

 

[Angel91805]

This frosting was great on my sugar cookies this year! Shiny and not sticky and still tasty!