Description
This easy sugar cookie glaze is perfect for decorating your cookies with a smooth, shiny finish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- gel food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Get Your Workspace Ready: Start by ensuring your cookies are completely cooled; otherwise, the glaze will melt and not adhere properly. Lay down sheets of parchment paper.
- Prepare the Powdered Sugar: Using a fine sieve or sifter, sift your powdered sugar into a large mixing bowl.
- Combine the Ingredients: Add milk, corn syrup, vanilla extract, and salt, and mix until smooth.
- Achieve the Right Consistency: Adjust glaze consistency by adding more milk if too thick.
- Add Colors: Divide glaze into bowls and add food coloring as desired.
- Decorate Your Cookies: Apply glaze using piping bags or spoons.
- Allow to Set: Let cookies sit at room temperature until set.
Notes
Store leftover glaze in an airtight container for up to two days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: N/A
- Category: Dessert
Nutrition
- Calories: 60 kcal per tablespoon
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Protein: 0 g