Mrs. Neuman’s Icing

From the Sara Perry collection

Introduction

Use this icing to frost Gingerbread Men.

Ingredients

Steps

1. In a medium bowl, beat together the powdered sugar, butter, salt, vanilla, lemon extract, and 3 to 4 tablespoons milk until blended. It will be lumpy. Stir in the remaining milk until it reaches a spreading consistency. If desired, divide the frosting in half and add food coloring to one half, mixing until the color is uniform. Using a small spatula, spread the colored icing over the cooled cookies. Place the white icing in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip and pipe designs, or spread the white icing over the plain cooled cookies and decorate as desired.

Notes

This recipe comes from Sara Perry’s article on holiday desserts.

This content is from the Sara Perry collection.