How do you color granulated sugar?

Question

I'm baking sugar cookies and want to decorate them. I've got the little tubes of color, but how do I put the color on without melting the sugar? Or do I just wait til the stuff drys and break it up?

Answer 1

use food coloring, place one little drop in a cup or so of sugar,,,,,,, stir it around, spread it out so it can dry if damp,,,,, then add another drop when that is dry, if you need more color,,,,,,

Answer 2

I have been coloring my own sugar for years! Here is how I do it:

I just added the color drops to the white sugar-mixe up the sugar and food coloring and leave them over overnight.

I squish out any lumps that were left after it dried- with a spoon.

I suppose if you were in a hurry you could dry the colored sugar very carefully in a warm oven. Keep an eye on it!

Making your own colored sugar is fun and does save quite a bit of money when you are making a lot of cookies.

Putting in it in a tall container and shaking it is another good way to color it.
Merry Christmas!

Answer 3

To color granulated sugar, put one to three drops of food coloring in a small jar. Swirl the coloring around to coat the sides of the jar. Pour in 1/4-cup to 1/3-cup of sugar and shake vigorously until evenly colored.

Answer 4

Try placing sugar in a bag, put in a couple of drops and shaking it all up. Used to work in the good ol days with ordinary food coloring.

Answer 5

Put the sugar in a tall container you can shake or stir vigorously.
Add a drop or 2 of coloring & shake or stir til it's well mixed.

Answer 6

Put sugar in a baggie, or a jar, add a few drops of food coloring and shake!

Answer 7

I use a large Ziploc bag and then I add the food coloring first and coat the bag, then I add my sugar and shake the heck out of it.

Answer 8

just add food coloring and stir. add a few drops at a time so you don't oversaturate the sugar.

Answer 9

food coloring

Answer 10

I guess you could make it different colors with fruit coloring


Justin