Description
This easy sugar cookie glaze sets to a glossy, picture-perfect finish without needing royal icing. It’s smooth, sweet, and perfect for decorating cookies for holidays, birthdays, or any celebration. Customize it with colors and flavors—it dries hard enough for stacking!
Ingredients
2 cups powdered sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons milk or water
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
½ teaspoon vanilla extract (or preferred flavoring)
Gel food coloring (optional)
Instructions
1. Sift powdered sugar into a mixing bowl to remove any lumps.
2. Add milk or water one tablespoon at a time, stirring until smooth and thick but pourable.
3. Stir in the corn syrup and vanilla extract to enhance texture and flavor.
4. If using food coloring, divide glaze and add coloring a little at a time.
5. Apply glaze to cookies using a spoon, piping bag, or squeeze bottle.
6. Let cookies dry at room temperature for 8–12 hours until fully set.
Notes
Let the glaze sit uncovered while drying—covering can trap moisture.
Adjust consistency with drops of liquid or more powdered sugar as needed.
For smooth application, glaze cookies on a cooling rack over parchment to catch drips.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 65
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg