Christmas cookie icing recipe: Easy tips for festive decorating
Learn how to make the perfect icing for your Christmas cookies with these simple tips and tricks.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups of icing
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Stir until smooth and the consistency is thick yet pourable.
- If using, add food coloring to achieve your desired hue.
- Decorate your cookies as desired.
Notes
- For a thinner icing, add more milk a little at a time.
- Let the icing dry completely before stacking cookies.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg