All-Occasion Cookie Icing

For colorless icing, whisk the milk, corn syrup, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Add the powdered sugar; whisk until smooth. If the icing becomes too thick, add additional milk, 1 tbsp (15 mL) at a time.

Remove ½ cup (125 mL) of the icing and place it in a separate bowl. Add the food coloring. Fill a resealable plastic bag and cut a small piece off of the corner, and set aside.

Place the cookies on a Stackable Cooling Rack with waxed paper underneath to catch any drips. Using a Medium Scoop, place 1 level scoop of colorless icing onto the centers of the cookies (working with 12 cookies at a time). The icing will spread.

Immediately decorate the cookies using the colored icing with the following designs. (Icing sets within 3-4 hours.). 

For a star design: Place 5 small dots of icing in an X pattern on each cookie. With a wooden pick, drag each dot from the center outwards 5 times to form stars.

For a peppermint design: Draw a large * with icing across entire cookie. With a wooden pick, start at center point of design and continuously drag in a swirl patter to form a pinwheel.

For the ornament design: Draw 3 horizontal lines with the icing across each cookie. With a wooden pick, drag across the lines, alternating in each direction.