Simple Christmas Cookie Icing
A budget-friendly and easy-to-make icing perfect for decorating your holiday cookies.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups of icing 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- 1/4 cup water
- Food coloring (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the powdered sugar and meringue powder.
- Gradually add water while mixing until the icing reaches a smooth consistency.
- If you’d like, add food coloring and mix until it’s evenly incorporated.
- Use a piping bag to outline your cookies and fill them in with icing.
- Allow the icing to dry for several hours, or until it’s hard.
- Decorate as desired and let everything dry completely before packaging or displaying.
Notes
Store extra icing in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. Mix in a few drops of water to restore its smooth consistency if it hardens.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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