Betty's Icing for Christmas Cookies

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Colored Icing for Christmas Cookies. I used red and green colors in this icing. I used red, green, and white icing to turn my Christmas Vanilla Butter Cookies into festive treats! I think you will enjoy icing your Christmas cookies with this recipe.

Ingredients (full recipe; I only made half of the recipe in the video):

2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ tablespoons water
food coloring, as desired (for Christmas cookies, red and green are the best colors to use.)

In a medium-sized bowl, combine 2 cups confectioner's sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 2 ½ tablespoons water thoroughly. Add more water, a few drops at a time, until mixture is of spreading consistency. If the mixture is too thin, add more confectioner's sugar. Divide into 3 parts. Color one part with green food coloring to desired shade of green, one part with red food coloring to desired shade of red, and leave the third part white. Use the icing to frost cookies as desired. Let each individual color of icing set up before applying a different color, and let all iced cookies sit on waxed paper until dry. Then you may stack them on a nice serving plate or nestle them in a cookie tin that is lined with Christmas tissue paper or napkins. The cookies will be quite colorful and enjoyable to ice! --Betty 

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[1pinkluvr1]

Thanks! I can't wait to try this but what should I do if its to watery? Add more sugar?

[bettyskitchen]

@1pinkluvr1 Yes, just add confectioner's sugar until it is the consistency you need for spreading. It will dry.

--Betty :)

[FOOCHOOLA3]

Hello. May I know how much water you added?

[bettyskitchen]

@FOOCHOOLA3 I added 2 1/2 tablespoons. You will find the complete recipe under the video. Just click "show more."

--Betty :)

[FOOCHOOLA3]

@bettyskitchen So it's the exact consistency as yours? I did it once and it was all grainy and dried.

[bettyskitchen]

@FOOCHOOLA3 Things will vary with the environment. It sounds like you could have used more water. I just add a few drops at a time when I am close to the correct consistency.

--Betty :)

[CinnamonSmilely]

it's kinda funny how she says "white":) i love her accent.

[prettyinpunk666]

If you want more options for colors than the simple red/yellow/blue/green that comes in most food coloring boxes, look in the baking section of craft stores, they sell this coloring gel that you just need to dip a toothpick in and it'll vibrantly color your icing, they have tons of colors and they're awesome for mixing!

[MissSeraphicCharm]

what can i use instead of confectioners sugar

[GiiGiii100]

i love how she says white :D ...very useful

[bettyskitchen]

@MichelleBulgaria They are equally easy to work with. I think royal icing generally dries harder.

--Betty :)

[MichelleBulgaria]

Actually I don't know which is better... this icing or royal icing for the decoration? Which is easy to work with? :)