Jason Donnelly
Basic sugar cookies can be transformed into something special with a simple drizzle of homemade icing.
Read on to learn how to make icing and how to execute the drizzle.
Use this method onother types of cookies, too, for a festive touch that takes mere minutes.
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Make a Powdered Sugar Icing
to make it drizzle cookies, you need icing.
Here’s how to make icing using our basic powdered sugar icing recipe.
Ingredients:
In a small bowl combinepowdered sugar, vanilla, and milk or juice.
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Stir in additional milk or juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it reaches drizzling consistency.
Test Kitchen Tip:Many recipes for icing call for confectioners' sugar.
It’s granulated sugar that’s been crushed into a fine powder.
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And yes, it’s the same thing as powdered sugar.
Do not use orange juice with this.
For a colored icing:Stir in a couple drops of food color.
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To avoid a mess, drizzle the cookies on a sheet of parchment or waxed paper.
When the icing has set, simply throw away the paper.
Drizzle the icing through the opening in the bag.
