Best Confectioners Sugar Recipes

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CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR GLAZE



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This versatile glaze is shared by our Test Kitchen. You can make the basic powdered sugar glaze and tint it with food coloring if desired. For chocolate lovers, skip the food coloring and stir in some baking cocoa.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 5m

Yield 3/4 cup.

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon water
1/2 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
Food coloring, optional

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water and vanilla; stir until combined and smooth (mixture will be thick). Tint with food coloring if desired. With a butter knife or small metal spatula, lightly spread glaze on cooled cookies. Let dry for 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts :

CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR



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Quick easy powdered sugar.

Provided by Crystal

Categories     100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Steps:

  • Combine sugar and cornstarch together in a blender or food processor. Pulse until mixture has the powdery consistency of confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 804.5 calories, Carbohydrate 207.3 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Sodium 0.7 mg, Sugar 199.8 g

WHITE CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR ICING



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Use this White Confectioners' Sugar Icing recipe to decorate our White Sheet Cake.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes enough for two 12-by-17-inch layers

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
3 one-pound boxes confectioners' sugar
3/4 teaspoon table salt
3 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk, plus more for thinning

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until well combined. Add salt, vanilla, and milk, and beat until frosting is smooth and creamy. If icing seems too thick, add an additional tablespoon of milk. Use immediately, or refrigerate for up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature before frosting cake. Return to mixer until creamy if necessary.

CONFECTIONERS SUGAR REPLACEMENT FOR DIABETICS (SUGAR FREE)



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Make and share this Confectioners Sugar Replacement for Diabetics (Sugar Free) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by CookbookCarrie

Categories     Dessert

Time 5m

Yield 3-4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
2 cups cornstarch
1 cup Splenda granular (sugar substitute)

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender.
  • Whip until well blended and powdered.

GREEK COOKIES WITH CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR (KOURABIEDES)



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These cookies were served at every church function and holiday meal as I was growing up. They are really lovely with a nice cup of tea. This is taken from one of my mother's favorite Greek cookbooks, "The Complete Book of Greek Cooking, The Recipe Club of St. Pauls Greek Cathedral".

Provided by diamonds4heather

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 75 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb whipped butter (softened)
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons brandy or 2 tablespoons whiskey
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
confectioners' sugar (for dusting)
1 cup almonds, finely chopped (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Whip butter until white.
  • Slowly add sugar, vanilla, and brandy.
  • Gradually add flour, 1 cup at a time.
  • Shape cookies by rolling into balls (about the size of a meatball), then gently press your thumb into the top of the cookie and twist slightly.
  • This will help flatten the cookie just a bit.
  • Place cookies on a cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until the cookies are sand colored.
  • Sift confectioner's sugar onto a large sheet of wax paper.
  • Upon removing cookies from oven, carefully place on sugar and sift additional sugar to cover the tops and sides of cookies.

CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR GLAZE



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Use this sugar glaze to make Cookie-Press Cookies.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes enough for 2 to 3 dozen spritz cookies

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons water

Steps:

  • Mix confectioners' sugar and the water to achieve an easy-to-pour consistency, adding more water as necessary. Use immediately.

CORN FREE POWDERED / CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR



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Make and share this Corn Free Powdered / Confectioners' Sugar recipe from Food.com.

Provided by babyparentingguide

Categories     Dessert

Time 5m

Yield 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 cup unbleached cane sugar
1 tablespoon tapioca starch or 1 tablespoon arrowroot

Steps:

  • Blend ingredients in a blender until a fine powder forms.
  • Be sure to choose a sugar that doesn't contain corn like C&H pure cane sugar, Dixie Crystals or Domino sugar.
  • If you use cream of tartar, it will come out tasting tart. Use only if you are making lemon or lime icing or something similarly tart or sour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 797.1, Sodium 4.7, Carbohydrate 205.5, Sugar 199.8

CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR GLAZE



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Provided by Jean F. Tibbetts

Categories     condiments

Time 2m

Yield 0 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 3

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients in small bowl; stir until smooth.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 120, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 3 milligrams, Sugar 30 grams

PASSOVER CONFECTIONERS SUGAR



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Categories     Passover     Quick & Easy     Kosher     Gourmet

Yield Makes about 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon potato starch
Special Equipment
an electric coffee/spice grinder

Steps:

  • Grind sugar and potato starch together in grinder until powdery.

CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR



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Categories     Game

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Steps:

  • Combine sugar and cornstarch together in a blender or food processor.
  • Pulse until mixture has the powdery consistency of confectioners' sugar.

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