Description
This icing dries hard and shiny and the colors stay bright. Choose as many different food colorings as you desire.
Ingredients
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 teaspoons low-fat milk
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 dash assorted natural food coloring (Optional)
Instructions
- Combine white sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat
- simmering until dissolved and a sugar syrup is created
- about 5 minutes.
- Stir together confectioner’s sugar and milk in a small bowl until smooth. Beat in almond extract and 2 teaspoons of sugar syrup until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick
- add more sugar syrup.
- Optional: Divide icing into separate bowls and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies or paint them with a brush.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 12