No-egg Icing

Description
Original recipe in Vegetarian Times

Ingredients

 * 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
 * ¼ cup light corn syrup
 * 3 tablespoons water
 * ½ tsp vanilla extract
 * food coloring (optional)

Directions

 * 1) Sift sugar into medium bowl.
 * 2) Add corn syrup, 3 tablespoons water and vanilla; and whisk to blend.
 * 3) Add more water 1 teaspoon at a time, until icing has a smooth, yet thick consistency.
 * 4) Tint with food coloring if desired.
 * 5) Pipe decoratively onto cookies or thin with a little water and paint over cookies (keep icing covered with plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out).