2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons milk

OR

2 tablespoons half-and-half

Food coloring, if desired

Stir together 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 2

tablespoons milk or half-and-half until smooth and spreadable. This

recipe makes enough to frost 3 to 5 dozen cookies. Add more milk for

a thinner frosting or to create a glaze. Frosting can be tinted with food

color. Stir in liquid food color, 1 drop at a time, until frosting is the

desired color. If intense, vivid frosting color is desired, use paste food

color. Why? Because you would have to use too much liquid color to

get vivid color, and using too much liquid color will break down the

frosting, causing it to separate and look curdled.