Powdered Sugar Icing

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Goes with Citrus Sugar Cookie Dough recipe.

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 6-8 cups powdered sugar
  • Assorted food coloring

Preparation

Step 1

Combine lemon juice and milk in large bowl.
Whisk in 5 cups powdered sugar.
Gradually whisk in enough remaining sugar by ½ cupfuls to form icing stiff enough to pipe (mixture will resemble stirred sour cream).
Transfer 2/3 cup icing to small bowl to use as white icing; set aside.
Divide remaining icing equally among 2 or more small bowls; mix food coloring by drops into each bowl, tinting icing to desired shade.
If necessary, stir more sugar into icing to thicken.