30 low calorie sugar cookie icing Recipes

sugar, margarine (i use light becel non-hydrogenated), egg white, vanilla, flour, baking powder, salt, cream of tartar, powdered sugar, skim milk, vanilla (additional to taste), light corn syrup

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

water, sugar, brandy, cornstarch, pitted frozen dark sweet cherries, butter, melted, honey, graham cracker crumbs (about 9 cookie sheets), low-fat vanilla ice cream, softened

sugar, cornstarch, butter, melted, low-fat milk, vanilla extract, sweetened condensed milk, heavy whipping cream, semi-sweet chocolate baking square, melted, chocolate chip cookies or 18 sugar cookies, semisweet chocolate chips or chocolate sprinkles or chopped unsalted peanuts (optional) or flaked coconut (optional)

murray sugar free creme-filled cookies or 18 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, low-fat ice cream , of choice, fat-free sugar-free butterscotch syrup or 1/2 cup chocolate syrup

low-fat butter, sugar, vanilla extract, egg yolk, self-rising flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt, nutmeg, light sour cream, icing sugar, lemon juice, orange juice, grated orange rind

sugar, water, light corn syrup, fresh lime juice, low-fat vanilla ice cream, chopped peeled mangoes (about 2), gingersnap cookies, crushed

pears in heavy syrup, crystallized ginger (diced ), unsalted butter, melted (divided ), gingersnap cookies (about 40 cookies), dark brown sugar, low-fat vanilla ice cream

water, sugar, cornstarch, brandy, frozen pitted dark sweet cherries, butter, melted, honey, graham cracker crumbs (about 9 cookie sheets), vanilla low-fat ice cream, softened

gingersnap cookies , small (about 7.5 oz), raisins, canola oil, canned pumpkin puree, brown sugar , packed, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, freshly grated (i use ground nutmeg from the spice aisle), low-fat vanilla ice cream, softened

gingersnap cookies (about 7 1/2 oz), raisins, canola oil, canned pumpkin puree, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, freshly grated nutmeg, frozen low-fat vanilla ice cream, softened (see tip )

sugar, butter, quick-cooking rolled oats, walnuts, chopped, cocoa powder, unsweetened, baking powder, vanilla, strawberry ice cream or 2 cups chocolate ice cream, low-fat

sugar ice cream cones or 10 large sugar cookies, finely crumbled, butter, unsalted and melted, cream of coconut, sweetened, yogurt, plain low-fat, key lime juice, lime zest, finely grated, water, cold, gelatin , unflavored, heavy cream, powdered sugar, macadamia nuts , dry roasted, toasted and chopped, coconut flakes, sweetened and toasted, white chocolate curls

cream-filled wafer cookies (such as nabisco biscos sugar wafers with cream filling), kahlua, divided, low-fat latte ice cream (such as starbucks low fat latte ice cream), divided, instant coffee granules, frozen fat-free whipped topping

brown sugar, heavy whipping cream, butter, light-colored corn syrup, chocolate wafer cookies (such as nabisco s famous chocolate wafers), vanilla-caramel low-fat ice cream (such as edy s), chopped pecans, toasted

chocolate wafer cookies, butter, melted, sugar, egg white, sugar, water, ground cinnamon, chopped walnuts, low-fat coffee ice cream, softened and divided, unsweetened cocoa, divided, bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate, grated

crushed chocolate wafer cookies (about 1 9 oz package), melted margarine or 1/3 cup butter, sugar, chocolate fudge sauce, slightly softened, low-fat vanilla ice cream (see note ), raspberry sherbet, slightly softened, frozen raspberries , without syrup, carton cool whip lite, thawed