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All-Purpose White Glaze

Name: All-Purpose White Glaze
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 2 cups (8 ounces/227 grams), confectioners' sugar; 3 tablespoons, milk; 2 tablespoons, cream cheese, softened

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2011

Even a simple, all-purpose glaze can dress up a simple butter cookie.

YIELD Makes 1 cup

TIME 20 minutes, plus 30 minutes setting

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Gather Your Ingredients

2 cups (8 ounces/227 grams) confectioners' sugar

3 tablespoons milk

2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened

Before You Begin

To color, stir drops of food coloring into the glaze until it reaches the desired tint. For a citrus-flavored glaze, substitute orange, lemon, or lime juice for the milk. The glaze can also be flavored with ½ teaspoon of your favorite extract.

Instructions

Whisk all ingredients together until smooth. Spread glaze onto completely cooled cookies. Let glaze dry completely, about 30 minutes, before serving.

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