Glace Icing

So...I figured out how to make sugar cookies look pretty. You know, the kind you see in the bakery all shiny and smooth with cool designs.. It's actually not that hard anbut you do have to wait for it to dry.. Use with my sugar cookie recipe.

*I usually half this. It kinda makes a lot..but maybe you need a lot?

Ingredients:
1 lb. powdered sugar (about 3 3/4 cups)
6 T milk
6 T light corn syrup
(*note: 6 T is equal to 1/4 cup plus 2 T.)
1 t. extract (vanilla or almond are both wonderful)

Directions:
With a whisk, combine sugar and milk until smooth (no lumps!). Then stir in corn syrup and extract. This consistancy will give you the "glaze". Set half or so aside.
For the thicker Icing that you will use for piping, continue whisking in more powdered sugar until it is nice and thick, hard to stir, but still liquid.
Separate and add whatever colorings you would like. Too much coloring might make it too thin and you may need to add more sugar.
To use: Pipe the thicker icing around the edges. This will act as your dam. Let set for about an hour the fill in with the thinner glaze. Might need a small spoon (I sometimes use toothpick..) to spread the glaze to the edges of the piping. For extra decoration, wait until the glaze dries (couple hours?) and add more piping in whatever design you would like. Should set very hard so you can easily stack them without ruining the design.