Good tasting cookie frosting that hardens

[Anonymous]

Looking for the recipe (powdered sugar, milk, butter? add cocoa if chocolate?) that hardens, that tastes goods, will hold mini m&m's and sprinkles and stacks relatively well in a kids cookie exchange. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Mix lemon juice with powered sugar until it's brushable. It tastes great and hardens evenly.

[Anonymous]

(If you think the flavor is too strong you can cut it with water)

[Anonymous]

I like this one: http://www.food.com/recipe/vegan-eggless-royal-icing-404594. There are a lot of versions with eggs, but they sort of freak me out. I think you could use regular milk if you wanted.

[Anonymous]

I used a sugar cookie glaze recipe from the King Arthur flour website. It has 2 tbsp of corn syrup. I think that helps it get a little shiny? I did add about a tsp of vanilla as well. I sifted the sugar first so probably ended up with more than the original amount so I did need more milk. It sets up fairly quickly but leave them out overnight for it to harden, before stacking or anything.


http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/simple-cookie-glaze-recipe

[Anonymous]

Great point on the corn syrup. Also, I made this once when I hadn't thought to buy corn syrup, and was able to sub hot water and cane sugar for the corn syrup (found the proportions by asking Chef Google). Have fun!

[Anonymous]

We always do egg white and powdered sugar, guess that is called Royal Icing? Pure white, hardens perfectly. Love it.

[Anonymous]

You can use meringue powder if worried about raw eggs.