Sugar Cookie Glaze

shared by Donna C.

Ingredients:
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 tsp. milk
2 tsp. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. almond extract

Directions:

1. Stir sugar and milk together until smooth.
2. Beat in almond extract and light corn syrup until smooth and glossy. (If too thick, add more syrup. See note below)
3. Divide into separate bowls and add food colorings to each to desired intensity.
4. Dip cookies or paint them with a new paintbrush.
5. NOTE:  This glaze is a little on the thick side and won't be perfectly smooth when you first apply it.  It should settle into a smooth surface within half a minute. Glaze one cookie and set it aside for a minute.  If the glaze has settled, it is the right consistency.  Remember that it is easier to add more liquid than to stir in more sugar so start with a glaze that's thicker than you think it should be.  Add more syrup little by little to adjust the consistency if necessary.