Icing Recipe

Even though the terms icing recipe and frosting recipe are used interchangeably I like to make a distinction between the two.An icing recipe will harden as it dries. A frosting will stay soft.

You can read more about frosting on the frosting page.

There are recipes listed on this site that are actually frosting, according to my definition, but I won't quibble over it. If it was sent to me as an icing then I list it that way.

Even though icing is simple to make it is a little difficult to use simply because you have to work quickly. It sets into a firm glaze once it dries, and it does dry in a hurry.

Icing has a long and distinguished history of being used to decorate cookies, fruitcakes, wedding cakes and petit fours.

Icing recipes have probably been around as long as refined sugar has been available.

I can imagine that the first ones were probably sugar and a liquid boiled until the sugar dissolved.

If you're new to cookie decorating then this should probably be the place to start. To me making icing is a little easier than making frosting.

Icing Recipes

Chocolate Icing

The chocolate and sour cream combination in this Chocolate Icing Recipe makes a taste combination that's hard to beat.

Fondant Icing

This Fondant Icing Recipe is an easy version and is not true European fondant.

Peanut Butter Icing

This Peanut Butter Icing Recipe is suitable for any cookie but it's especially good on chocolate.

Royal Icing

This is the Royal Icing Recipe from Wilton and is perfect for making cookie decorations that last.

Sugar Cookie Icing

Sugar Cookie Icing is what sets an ordinary cookie apart from a cookie celebration.

Vanilla Icing

This Vanilla Icing Recipe was sent to me by a friend and even though I haven't tried it I can tell that it will not harden up according to my definition of icing.