My Easy cookie icing only has 2 ingredients and takes minutes to make. This homemade icing can be used to decorate any cookie recipe, and is perfect for beginners or baking with kids!
Recipe by Erin Clarkson on December 22, 2022
Prep time: PT2M
Total time: PT5M
Rating
4.9 stars ( reviews)
Keywords
cookie icing, easy cookie icing, icing recipe
Ingredients
300g powdered sugar, sifted
45g whole milk, cold from the fridge is fine.
Categories
icing
Cuisine
american
Steps
Place the powdered sugar in a medium bowl.
Add the milk. Whisk well using a fork or a whisk until the cookie icing is a smooth consistency.
Add more milk or more powdered sugar until you get the desired consistency.
Use immediately - this is a crusting icing so you need to make sure that it is not exposed to air for too long so that it does not go crusty. I like to transfer mine to a piping bag to use straight away.
Once the cookies are decorated, place onto a wire rack and leave to dry at room temperature for at least a few hours, until the icing is set. This icing sets hard enough that it can be used for piping.
Reviews
stacy on 2022-12-23 (5 stars): love this! less fussy than royal icing and easy to use
caribou on 2022-12-23 (5 stars): Such a great icing!! It's not too sweet like royal icing can be and actually tastes really really good. Thank you!
Hannah on 2022-12-23 (5 stars): Cannot believe how easy this was!
Catherine on 2022-12-27 (5 stars): Made this to pipe on the Easy Gingerbread Cookies on this site. I had forgotten to add cardamom to the cookies, so added it to the icing in the form of Burlap and Barrel's cardamom extract, in addition to using lemon juice as the liquid in the icing. It was so good, my kid was licking it off the cookies. He has since been schooled, and now eats the whole cookie. This combination, atop a gingerbread cookie, is just perfect.
Jessa on 2022-12-27 (5 stars): Easiest icing recipe. Perfect for when the kids want to decorate cookies. I’ll use this recipe often.
Lauren D on 2023-01-16 (5 stars): Great icing that was easy to make and delicious paired with the sugar cookies! The two ingredients made it easy to make more as I needed it and I love that it dries quickly. Will definitely use again!
T on 2024-10-12 (5 stars): Can decorated cookies be stored at room temperature with this icing?
Courtney on 2023-10-27 (5 stars): This is fast to make, easy to work with, and simply the best overall! I ran out of sprinkle eyes for a Halloween treat and decided to use this recipe to decorate with. It does dry quickly, but it made decorating the treats soo much easier and faster (not to mention cost effective). I had no problems when adding gel dye, and plan to use this for all my treat decorating needs!
Kiani on 2023-11-25 (2 stars): It looks good but tastes bad 🤢
Spencer on 2023-12-21 (5 stars): Doesn't get any simpler!
Cromulent Username on 2023-12-27 (5 stars): This was so easy to make! It tasted good! And it provided a great base for sprinkles.
lauren on 2024-01-09 (5 stars): does anyone know if this icing can replace royal icing when putting fondant ontop of the cookie when using a stamp/emboss?
Amity on 2024-05-18 (5 stars): I love a full royal icing situation but I just did not have time this past year for holiday cookies! Made this to do a fast decoration - I swirled some gel color in to give a marble effect and then dunked every cookie. So much faster, and it looked and tasted great! Much more practical for a big batch of cookies. Will repeat for sure!
Nicki on 2024-08-03 (5 stars): Kids enjoyed icing them. Great recipe
Sandra on 2024-10-13 (5 stars): Hi there !
Can i use this icing for selling?
Will it be fine for a month ?
If not, what recipe shall i use please?
Nic on 2024-12-19 (5 stars): So easy and makes so many tasty cookies
Julie on 2024-12-22 (5 stars): Hi,
Thank you for sharing such a simple and practical recipe. Could it be used to write on a frosted cake?
Karen on 2024-12-23 (5 stars): Hi will this work with plant based milk? My son has a dairy allergy and it's tough at Christmas! Thanks so much for your help :)
Katy on 2024-12-24 (5 stars): Quick easy sugar cookie icing! Works amazing for being 2 ingredients.
Decided to make sugar cookies for Xmas with the nephews (5yrs and 2yrs) and making this icing was the easiest part of the whole ordeal 😂
Cindy on 2025-08-23 (5 stars): My preschooler loved using this on some heart shaped cookies. We made it purple by smooshing some blueberries in with the milk first.
Sawyer on 2026-02-01 (5 stars): Love this recipe easy and quick
