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The Very Best 3-Ingredient Lemon Glaze Recipe

This easy lemon glaze recipe for baked goods is the very best, and it's so simple to make. Try it when you bake cookies, cakes, and muffins for a sweet, zingy flavor.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 2 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Icing sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2-3 tbsp Lemon juice bottled or freshly-squeezed

Instructions

  1. Measure out the confectioner's sugar into a small bowl or measuring cup. Sift to remove lumps if needed.

  2. Add the vanilla extract, then add in the first 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.

  3. Stir the mixture vigorously with a whisk or spoon and continue stirring until all the lumps are removed and you have a smooth, even mixture.

  4. Add more lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, to thin the glaze if needed, stirring after each addition and checking the consistency continuously.

  5. Drizzle the glaze over cooled baked goods and allow the glaze to set before serving your baked goods or storing them for future use.