Name: Royal Icing
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons meringue powder (found in cake decorating stores); 1/2 cup minus 2 tablespoons water; 2 egg whites*, at room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; 2 teaspoons water; 1 pound confectioners' sugar

Royal icing is very versatile. It is pure white and dries very hard, so it is perfect for making flowers and bows and delicate piped work. It can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 weeks. You should stir the icing to restore its original consistency after storage, but do not rebeat. Royal icing does not work well in high humidity.

Royal Icing

meringue powder (found in cake decorating stores)

water

egg whites*,

cream of tartar

confectioners' sugar

Place all of the ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat slowly until they are all blended. Then beat at medium speed until the icing forms stiff peaks, about 5 minutes. Add more sugar if the icing is not stiff enough, or a few drops of water if it is too stiff. Use immediately or cover the bowl with a damp cloth to prevent drying when not in use. Allow at least 24 hours for royal icing decorations to dry, at room temperature.

I tried making this and it was all foamy and watery. It was NOT royal icing. I would not recommend this.

As a child my grandmother and I would make gingerbread cookies every year and she would pipe one for each child in my classroom. The kids all loved the cookies and seeing their names on them somehow made each of them feel like she was their grandmother too. This recipe is just perfect for adding all those special little touches. It sets up quickly and is easy to remove just in case you do make a samall spelling error.  Thanks Sara.

Victoria
Cullman

The icing was too thick, so I added a few drops more water, and it got too runny.

Loved this recipe for decorating sugar cookies, I split the icing into 3 parts and added food coloring to it for different shades too.

easy to make and keeps in fridge wonderfully.  Hardens on cookie fabuluosly.

Oops, im not that bright so i think i missed something in the recipe cuz it got all weird when i made it...ill do it again if i could see wut i missed!

Royal Icing

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total: 5 minutes

Servings: 1.5

Cost: $10.12 /serving

Author : Food Network

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