Easy Icing for Decorating Cookies

If you need a cookie decorating alternative to traditional royal icing, this sugar cookie icing is a great choice. It’s like a very thick glaze. This icing takes awhile to dry, about 24 hours, and you can’t pipe detail very well but if you want simple decoration and a simple icing, this is it!

3 cups ( 360g) confectioners’ sugar

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract (omit and replace with water for stark white icing)

2 teaspoons light corn syrup*

4.5 to 5 Tablespoons (67 to 75ml) room temperature water

pinch salt*

Directions at sallysbakingaddiction.com

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