Description
Create beautifully decorated cookies using stencils and royal icing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 egg white or 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- Water as needed
- Food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine powdered sugar and egg white or meringue powder.
- Add water gradually until the icing reaches a thick consistency.
- Divide icing into separate bowls for different colors.
- Color the icing with food coloring if desired.
- Prepare cookies and place stencils on top.
- Using a piping bag, fill in the stencils with royal icing.
- Remove the stencils carefully to reveal the design.
- Let the cookies dry completely before serving.
Notes
- Store leftover royal icing in an airtight container.
- Use a sifter for smooth icing.
- Practice on parchment paper before decorating cookies.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing and decorating
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: cookie stencils, royal icing, decorated cookies