Mrs. Neuman’s Icing
From the Sara Perry collection
| Yield | 2 cups |
Introduction
Use this icing to frost Gingerbread Men.
Ingredients
| 3 | cups powdered sugar | |
| ⅓ | cup unsalted butter, at room temperature | |
| ~ | Pinch of salt | |
| 1 | tsp. pure vanilla extract | |
| ½ | tsp. pure lemon extract | |
| 4 to 6 | Tbsp. whole milk or cream, plus more if needed | |
| 2 to 3 | drops food coloring, if desired |
Steps
- 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.