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Simple Sugar Cookie Icing – Only Four Ingredients

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Creating a smooth and glossy icing for sugar cookies can be done effortlessly with just four simple ingredients! This is THE icing recipe I use in all of my cookie kits – and the one that gets rave reviews year after year. I am finally getting it all written down to share, and can’t wait for you to try it!

Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon merengue powder

    • 1/2 cup warm water

    • 1/2 tablespoon of extract, or 2-3 teaspoons to taste

    • 4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

    1. In a mixing bowl add your merengue powder and 1/2 cup of warm water. Using an electric mixer, and with a whisk attachment if you have it, whisk the merengue powder and warm water together for a minute or until light and frothy.
    2. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar, mix until combined. Icing will still be runny.
    3. Add in extract of choice and last 2 cups of powdered sugar. Mix until well combined.
    4. At this point, your icing should be a little thicker but will still run off the beaters easily. Stop and taste your icing and add a little more extract if you prefer at this point. (Different extracts have different intensities. I do not think you will need more than 2-3 teaspoons if using Lorann Almond Emulsion, but if you are using an imitation vanilla or something similar you may want to add more).
    5. Once all your ingredients are combined, whisk your icing on high for 1-2 minutes. It will become more stabilized after mixing due to the merengue powder.
    6. At this point, add any color food dye if you’re using it. You can split your icing up into several different bowls and make different colors! You may need to add a little bit more powdered sugar to keep your icing from getting runny if you’re using water-based food dye.
    7. Enjoy!

Find it online: https://maegankaybakes.com/simple-sugar-cookie-icing-only-four-ingredients/