This easy glace icing recipe is great for cookie decorating. It's vegan and made with no dairy and no egg whites. It also tastes great and dries hard.
Some people have asked me about an egg- free royal icing recipe and that's basically today's icing. This was the icing I grew up enjoying. My family still loves it to this day and make it for almost every holiday.
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This icing is perfect for people with egg allergies. It's made with no meringue powder and no egg whites unlike my go-to royal icing recipe. It can also be dairy free, if you use almond milk, soy milk or coconut milk or even oat milk.
Anyways, I had some leftover heart shaped Sugar Cookies and decorated them.
You can do the"WET-ON-WET" technique. That's when a cookie is covered in icing and before it has a chance to dry, another layer of icing is applied to it. Pretty cool. Right? You can see an example of that at the very end of this post.
Another thing you can do it to just dip the cookies (smooth surface down) in the icing bowl until only the top is covered. Then, place it on a tray and let it set and dry.
I don't consider myself to be a skilled cookie decorator...not even close! It's just that I like decorating cakes and cupcakes so much more that cookie decorating takes a back seat! But, every once in a while I get an itch to play around with cookies and just have fun.
Here are a few TIPS to keep in mind when working with glace icing:
Unlike royal icing which is considered a little temperamental, this no fail glace icing recipe is DUMMY-PROOF. I am not even kidding... totally dummy-proof! lol. You just dump all the ingredients in a bowl, mix everything and start piping. Easy peezy!
Cookies that are decorated with this icing have a SHINE to them unlike royal icing. So, if that's something you don't want...steer clear of glace icing and stick to royal icing.
Just like royal icing, this icing can also be EASILY colored with gel colors.
Also, I might be crazy but I think this icing takes a little LONGER to dry than royal icing.
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Recipe
Glace Icing
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Ingredients
- 1 pound Powdered sugar
- ¼ cup Milk Whole Or 2% Or Almond milk Or soy milk Or coconut milk
- ¼ cup Corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract Use clear extract
- ¼-1/2 teaspoon Almond extract Use clear extract, Adjust quantity according to your preference
- Pinch Salt
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients in a bowl.
- Mix everything with a spoon until everything is fully blended and you will end up with somewhat of a thick paste. I prefer using a hand held mixer or my KitchenAid to mix everything coz everything blends more properly.
- You can now divide the icing into separate containers and use gel colors to tint them.
As for decorating those heart sugar cookies you saw earlier, I don’t have pictures but I did the “wet on wet technique” and here are the steps:
- Use thick consistency white glace icing to make an outline around your heart cookie.
- Flood the inside of your cookie with thin consistency of white glace icing.
- For the polka dot pattern, use a small round tip to squeeze little dots inside your heart before the icing has a chance to set.
- For the swirly pattern, use a small round tip to squeeze little dots inside your heart cookie before the icing has a chance to set. Then, start moving your toothpick randomly through all the dots until your have lots of swirls. Enjoy!
Notes
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Leslie
Could you use egg substitute like Ener-G Egg Replacer?
cakewhiz
@Leslie... For glace icing, you don't need eggs at all. But, for royal icing... I tried an egg replacer once and it didn't work out too well for me. If you experiment with that, let me know how it goes
liliana
First of all, thank you for your recipes in details. Could you please tell me whether this type of icing dry as hard as the royal?
Abeer Rizvi
Yes, this icing recipe also dries hard but it takes longer to dry than royal icing... usually 3-4 hours longer. This icing is also a little shiny and glossy than compared to my royal icing recipe.
Rochelle Demps
I like to bake when I was a little girl. I considered cake decorating as a career now that i'm an adult. Please give me some ideas to explore.
Abeer Rizvi
Baking is always fun! I share recipes for cakes and cupcakes and tutorials for cake decorating here on my blog. Fee free to browse around...
Jessica Stamps
Hello! Is there a way to use less sugar with this recipe? My icing was too sweet! Thanks
Abeer Rizvi
Unfortunately no. Glace icing is supposed to be very sweet. If you reduce the sugar amount, the consistency of the icing will change. It will probably be thinner and not suitable for decorating.
Florentina
I don't always bake cookies, but when i do, I want them to be super cute and pretty like these.
Abeer Rizvi
Awww Thanks Florentina!
Alessandra
Hi! Can I double the vanilla extract instead of using almond extract?
Abeer Rizvi
You can either omit it or replace it whatever extract you like.
Cheryl
Can I use the the liquid food colouring that is used to colour Easter eggs?
Abeer Rizvi
If it is edible and food-safe, you can use that. Keep in mind that liquid food coloring will thin out this icing. That's why I prefer gel food coloring.
Faith
Do you have to use whole milk? Will skim milk work
Abeer Rizvi
You can use it but I find the icing lacks the flavor and creaminess of whole milk. If you try it, let me know what you think.
Erin Kempf
I know you posted this recipe ages ago, but I wanted to tell you how fabulous it is to find a GOOD small scale sugar cookie recipe.
My only notes for other bakers- You must wait until cookies are COOL to move. Otherwise, they'll break apart. Recipe itself is perfect!
Marann
Tks for the recipe. I'd like to try it ,but we don't have Corn Syrup where I live. Can I use Golden Syrup instead?thks
Abeer Rizvi
Yes, you can use that.
Kate
Do these need to be refrigerated after decorating because of the milk?
Abeer Rizvi
No. They don't need to be refrigerated. The sugar content is very high and keeps the icing from going bad.
Kathy
Will this frosting last if using it in a DIY cookie kit?
Abeer Rizvi
Depends on how long you plan to keep those DIY kits. This icing is good for 3-5 days.
Casie Butt
Can you use something other than almond extract?
Abeer Rizvi
You can omit it completely or use any other extract that you like.
Mal
I use glucose syrup as a substitute, works perfectly
Marann
Can I substitute the corn syrup with golden syrup or honey? We don't have Corn syrup in my country. Tks for the recipe. It looks great.
Abeer Rizvi
Some readers have used golden syrup successfully. Honey cannot be used.
Tina
Like the icing I will try it.