So if you know me, then you know I love to bake and especially more so around holidays! Christmastime is definitely my favorite for cookie making and decorating, but I thought why not bring it into the Easter season too?! I think iced sugar cookies don’t really need a specific time or season, they are perfect and delicious year-round! Today, I am going to share with you all a little secret of mine on how I ice sugar cookies in the easiest way possible.
I used to think decorating cookies were a ton of work, but I’ve been icing my cookies this way for a very long time and I have not went back ever since. These Easter sugar cookies are sure to be a big hit with your family too if you make them!
You just need to start out with your favorite cookie recipe. I always use this recipe for the Perfect Vanilla Almond Cutout Cookies.
They are so tasty and not overly sweet so having the icing on them is a perfect combination. I also love the trick of putting the cookies in the freezer before you bake them, that way they retain their shape a little better!
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Ingredients Needed For Icing the Easter Sugar Cookies:
- Plastic Squeeze Bottles
- Powdered Sugar
- Milk
- Vanilla Extract (optional)
- Almond Extract (optional)
- Food coloring
- Mixing bowls
- Funnels
- Parchment Paper
How To Ice The Cookies
So now you need to make the easiest icing ever for your Easter sugar cookies. First of all start with 1 cup of powdered sugar in each of your mixing bowls.
Then, you will simply add 2-3 tablespoons of milk and whisk it together. You need to have a thicker icing as your border icing and a thinner icing as your flood icing (more on that below).
I also like to add in about 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla or almond extract to make it taste even better. Then, you can also add in some food coloring and mix it all together.
After I have mixed the icing, I use a funnel and pour it into my squeeze bottles, that way I am ready to begin icing my cookies!
Make Your Border Icing
The first step in icing your Easter sugar cookies is to make your border icing. The border icing needs to be a little thicker than the flood icing.
You also need to outline all your cookies in the border icing first and then let them dry completely before adding in the flood icing.
I like to keep my border icing all white, but if you want to add a color to it, then go for it!
To make the border icing, I just add a cup of powdered sugar and 1-2 tablespoons of milk and then whisk it together.
I slowly add the milk in because I don’t want to add to much because I don’t want it to be too runny. I also like to add in almond extract for my border icing, especially if I am keeping it all white.
I noticed if I add in vanilla extract in my white icing, it turns it a darker color.
Make Your Flood Icing
This icing can be a little more runny than your border icing. In fact, you want it to be that way it fills in the border icing more quickly and easily.
So I usually do around 3 tablespoons of milk into one cup of powdered sugar for the flood icing. But again, add in the milk slowly because you don’t want to overdo it.
I usually make all my flood icing in different colors and I like to add in vanilla extract since it is already colored you won’t notice it.
After I mix up each color of my flood icing, I pour it into my squeeze bottles using some more funnels.
So after your border icing is completely dry, it’s time to add in your flood icing. I usually squeeze enough out to where it almost fills the entire cookie space but not quite because I don’t want it to overflow.
Then I take a toothpick and glide the icing all the way around into the border icing so the whole cookie ends up being covered with icing.
Conclusion
I find that using these squeeze bottles really make icing sugar cookies so much easier. It definitely gives you more control when icing and the cookies come out looking fantastic.
Almost just like you bought them from a bakery! I have also shared a list of My Top Five Favorite Easter Desserts last year and these Easter sugar cookies made the cut for that too.
What do you think? Is this something you would try for yourself? It would be so fun to make these with your kids too and have them decorate the cookies any way they wanted to!
Let me know if y’all try this out and how it went for you too!
Sugar Cookie Icing
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 2-3 tbsp Milk
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla or Almond Extract
- Food coloring
Instructions
- Whisk together the milk and powdered sugar.
- Add in the 1/2 tsp of flavoring of your choosing.
- Add in the food coloring and whisk until you reach the desired color.
- Pour colored icing into squeeze bottles (use a funnel if necessary).
- Decorate cookies with the icing!
Thanks so much Charity!!!
I printed the recipe so I can do this with my grandchildren:)
Happy Easter!!!!!!!!!
Awe yay! I hope y’all love it! Happy Easter my friend!
I love these beautiful cookies! I loved your idea about using a squeeze bottle (brilliant!) and how to spread the flood. I’m going to give this a try! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much. The squeeze bottles definitely make it much more easier!
Those cupcakes are so cute! And I’ve never known how to do this, so thanks so much for the recipe!
Katie | katieemmabeauty.com
Thanks but they are actually cookies lol and yeah the squeeze bottles make icing them so much easier.
. . . Envious of your tidy decorating skills! Inevitably I make a mess with icing cookies. However, I am always up for try, trying again and am inspired by your neat lines and photos.
Thanks also for a great icing recipe! I have only ever used vanilla, but I love the idea of adding almond extract instead for a fun burst of flavor.
Thank you so much. Adding almond is actually my favorite. It tastes so good! And using these squeeze bottles definitely cuts back on the mess for sure!
These look amazing! I always have such a hard time icing my cookies and just end up making a big mess. This is a much better way of doing it. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe and the great tips!
Thank you so much. I am so glad you think so too!
Thank you for the tips. This looks so easy!
Thank you! It is much easier to do it this way for sure!
I need to do this with my kids! It looks like so much fun and they love helping in the kitchen.
Yes! It would be so perfect for them to help you with!
They’re so cute and lovely! So envy with your decorating skill. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe x
Awe yay, so glad you think so! I appreciate it
Oooh! These Easter cookies look delicious! The designs are just adorable. I really like how you’ve used really nice pastel colors to decorate the cookies. Thanks for sharing!
Nancy ✨ mdrnminimalists.com
Thank you so much. I am so glad you think so too!
These look so adorable!
Thank you. I am so glad you think so too.
These are the cutest cookies ever! I love baking around Easter, it’s so fun! Great tips, now I’m starving!
Rosie
Thank you so much. I love to bake around Easter too. It’s the best.
I honestly have no clue how to ice cookies, so this was mad helpful!
Oh yay! I am so glad you found it to be helpful!
Absolutely love these! We made iced cookies for Christmas and it’s been a bit of a nightmare at first but then truly enjoyed decoration as soon as I got in the zone! Borders and toothpicks are rightly your best friends, thanks for sharing x
Thank you so much! It can be a lot of fun once you get in the habit of decorating them!
These cookies are cute & I’ve only done a simple icing on cookies, so I should try out decorating them like these!
The plastic squeeze bottles definitely seem useful & I love the idea of adding almond or vanilla extract to the icing!
Yes the squeeze bottles are amazing and definitely make it much easier!
Wow these biscuits look so perfect! I love these tips for those who are about to do some Easter baking in the next few weeks, thank you for sharing x
Thank you so much! I love to do some Easter baking too!
These are so cute! I love baking at Easter, and these look the perfect treat. Flood icing is always fun, and I actually find it quite therapeutic hehe. Thanks for sharing x
Thank you so much! I love Easter baking too!
Gosh, I haven’t made sugar cookies in forever! You’re giving me a craving haha. I love the way you iced these. They’re so cute and they look really easy this way 🙂
Lol I love sugar cookies. I probably make them too much honestly!
These cookies are adorable. I’m not sure I would have the patience to frost them, but you did a great job.
Lol it does take quite a bit of patience to ice them unfortunately!
I love this idea! It would be so much easier to do with the kids!
Thank you, yes it is much easier to do it this way for sure!
These sugar cookies look tasty and so cute! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Thank you so much! They are pretty tasty!
Love how your pictures always follow a certain aesthetic! These sugar cookies look amazing! They’re so cute, perfect for my nieces and nephews. They would love this. I like how the recipe is somehow targeted for beginners in my opinion haha it will surely assist me. Yum! Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you so much! And yes, it’s easy! Anyone can do it for sure!
These cookies are so cute! I have always had a hard time figuring out the flooding consistency – mine is always too thick! I will have to try your tips. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much. I am so glad you found it to be helpful!
These are so cute! This year Easter came as a surprise to me and I only started planning yesterday. Because of the lockdown we have no plans but we can always make a lovely holiday at home xx
Thank you! And yes, you can always have a great time at home too!
Great post! Wish I had this when I was trying to make cookies for my husband, lol. Your look super cute!
Lol thank you so much. I am so glad you think so!
These are so cute! What’s great is that they don’t look overly complicated and you do such a nice job to show step-by-step how to get the results you want. Lovely!
Thank you so much! They are not too complicated at all!
They look so good, and cute too! Perfect for Easter 🙂
Using squeeze bottles is an excellent tip, I imagine they give much more control than a bag on flow.
Cora | https://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk/
Thank you. They sure do. They make it so much easier!
These are so cute! This squirt bottles are perfect for the icing. Love these!
Thank you so much my friend!
This is fun! I love sugar cookies but I’ll be honest, my decorating skills have always left much to be desired… I spend more time than I care to admit watching cookie decorating videos on TikTok and I’m always in awe about the creations that people are able to put together.
Yes. I love watching cookie decorating videos too. They are so satisfying to me!
Aww this turned out looking amazing! Thank you for sharing. I’m looking forward to Easter!
xoxo Olivia | https://www.oliviaandbeauty.com
Thank you so much! I am too!
I love making sugar biscuits, they’re so simple and perfect to do with kids xx
Thank you so much! I love making them too!
Baking Easter cookies are just as fun as baking Christmas cookies. Thank you for sharing your simple recipe.
Thank you! I think they are too!
Lovely post! Thank you for sharing these tips on how to ice cookies! I’m not very good at it but I’ll definitely try out these tips. I want to do some easter baking this year and I want to try and make cookies because they are so nice!
Thank you! You should definitely try these out then!
These cookies look beautiful! I love this technique too, I’ve had such bad luck with icing before but I bet this would make the end result so much better! x
Thank you. I had bad luck before doing this and honestly doing it this way is so much better!
Ah great post! Love the cookies! Thank you for sharing.
No problem! So glad you think so too!
Oh so cute and so creative!! Love your set up as well and the Rae Dunn. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much. I am so glad you think so too!
Thanks for sharing, these biscuits look so cute perfect for Easter 🙂
Thank you, they definitely are perfect for Easter!
Wow never thought about this but looks
so cute and cheerful..
These are adorable! I’m not the best at baking cookies, but this looks worth the try! 😀
Awe thank you! You should definitely try them out because they are so much fun to do!
These look absolutely delicious! I’ve jotted this down so I come back to this post to make them next week! I love your tip about squeeze bottles for icing as I always find this a pain. Thanks for this post!
Awe yay! I am so glad you think so! You will love making them too!
Awee this looks super cute & yummy! I love baking as well but I am not so good. Your tips are definitely gonna help me make some good sugar cookies. You did an amazing job, those cookies are just so pretty and adorable ( don’t even feel like eating them haha)
Inna | https://thedaiilysunlight.blogspot.com
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. And they were too tasty not to eat haha
Your cookies are WAY too pretty to eat. I love sugar and sugar cookies. I may try this with almond flour though. Thanks for the recipe.
–Sue
http://www.susanberkkoch.com/blog
Awe thank you so much! I love cookies too! I’m sure it would be just fine with almond flour too though!