How to Decorate Cookies with Icing

What You Need

Ingredients

1 batch sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies, or other cut-out cookies for icing

For the border icing:

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla or other flavoring extract

2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons milk or water

Food coloring, optional

For the flood icing:

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla or other flavoring extract

2 1/2 – 3 tablespoons milk or water

Food coloring, optional

Equipment

Small mixing bowls

Mixing utensils

Squeeze bottles – 1 for the border icing and 1 for each color of flood icing

Small funnel

Parchment paper

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