7 Ways With Sugar

Use ordinary sugar to create decadent cookies, pies, and even decorative spirals. Grab a bag and get started.

Story by Maureen Callahan

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Powdered Sugar: Cream Cheese Icing

Powdered sugar, or confectioners' sugar, is made by grinding granulated sugar into a fine powder. It dissolves quickly, making it ideal for making icings like this rich Cream Cheese Icing. Slather on fresh-baked, completely-cooled carrot or Italian cream cakes. Add a light dusting around the cake, or on top of cookies, to showcase its decorative side.

Recipe: Cream Cheese Icing

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