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Healthier Sugar Cookie Icing Recipe

Recipe by: MakeItHealthy

"This icing dries hard and shiny and the colors stay bright. Choose as many different food colorings as you desire."
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep15 m
  • Cook5 m
  • Ready In20 m
  • 1Combine white sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat, simmering until dissolved and a sugar syrup is created, about 5 minutes.
  • 2Stir together confectioner's sugar and milk in a small bowl until smooth. Beat in almond extract and 2 teaspoons of sugar syrup until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more sugar syrup.
  • 3Optional: Divide icing into separate bowls and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies or paint them with a brush.
Footnotes
  • Editor's Note:
  • This recipe is a healthier version of Sugar Cookie Icing.
  • Tip
  • Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
Ingredients
  • 12 servings
  • 71 cals
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 teaspoons low-fat milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 dash assorted natural food coloring (optional)
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    71
    4%
  • Fat:
    0
    < 1%
  • Carbs:
    18.3
    6%
  • Protein:
    0
    0%
  • Cholesterol:
    0
    0%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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