Quick and Easy Glaze

Name: Quick and Easy Glaze
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter (no substitutions); 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 tablespoon hot water; 1 teaspoon hot water; 1 cup powdered sugar (confectioners sugar); 2 -3 drops food coloring, of your choice (optional)

6 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter (no substitutions)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon hot water
1 teaspoon hot water
1 cup powdered sugar (confectioners sugar)
2 -3 drops food coloring, of your choice (optional)

Directions

1

In a 1 cup Pyrex measuring cup, melt 2 Tablespoons butter in the microwave on high for about 1 minute or until butter is completely melted.
2

Add the 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of hot water, 1 teaspoon vanilla, food color and powdered sugar (yes -- it does all fit in a 1 cup Pyrex measuring cup).
3

Stir until smooth.
4

Drizzle glaze over cookies/pastries/whatever.
5

I have used a pattern of just hash marks, glazing many cookies at once, and have also used a swirly pattern.
6

Note: you can substitute any other extract flavor for the vanilla.
7

I have made this many times with almond extract, lemon extract, orange extract, etc.
8

I usually use food color that blends with the season -- pink, green, blue for Spring, red and green for Christmas, etc.