Cutout Cookie Decorator Icing

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 2 teaspoons light corn syrup (karo)
• 2 tablespoons softened butter (no margarine)
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• food coloring (if using liquid coloring, may need to add a little more confectioners sugar to bring to decorating c)

Recipe

• 1 place sugar into mixing bowl.
• 2 combine milk, corn syrup and vanilla, and blend.
• 3 add liquid mixture to powdered sugar and mix thoroughly.
• 4 add softened butter and blend until thoroughly incorporated.
• 5 divide frosting into several cups, and add food coloring to each. if using liquid coloring, add a little more powdered sugar until it reaches good spreading consistency.
• 6 spread onto cookie with knife, or place in zip-loc sandwith bags with the corner nipped off 1/16" to pipe onto cookies.
• 7 decorate with sprinkles or colored sugars.
• 8 once cookies are decorated, place on flat surface to allow frosting to dry. store cookies in covered container.
• 9 note: differences in humidity may require more or less liquids to make a good consistency frosting. sugar can be added or milk lessened to achieve the best consistency.