Sugar Cookie Icing

This recipe was given to me by a friend a few years back, and I just finally tested it out now on sugar cookies. It came out great and I really like it. This will definitely be my "go to" sugar cookie frosting recipe.

SUGAR COOKIE ICING
(from a friend who got it from another friend!)

INGREDIENTS

• 6 2/3 cups confectioners sugar
• ½ cup water
• 1 Tbsp light corn syrup
• 1 tsp clear vanilla extract or flavoring of your choice (¼ tsp butter flavor, 1/8 tsp lemon flavor)
• Food coloring (Wilton colors work best)
  

DIRECTIONS
Combine sugar, water, corn syrup and flavoring in medium bowl; stir until smooth. Icing should have the consistency of molasses- slow but steady flow off the end of a spoon. If the icing is too stiff, add one drop of water at a time to thin- if icing is too runny or stirs too easily, add a little more confectioners sugar. Divide the icing to be tinted into smaller bowls. You can usually make up to 5 different colors- ½ cup each. When icing is not being used, cover immediately. This icing dries very quickly when left out for even a few minutes.

***I used 1 tsp regular brown vanilla extract for my flavoring of choice and it was fine even though it wasn't clear- it didn't effect the way the frosting turned out. I bet using other flavorings would be great as well, including almond extract which isn't listed in the original recipe!