Description
Learn how to decorate cookies with royal icing for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 egg white or 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice or vanilla extract
- Water as needed
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix powdered sugar and egg white or meringue powder.
- Add lemon juice or vanilla extract.
- Beat until stiff peaks form.
- Thin the icing with water for flooding consistency.
- Pipe outlines and flood the cookies with icing.
- Let dry completely before adding details.
Notes
- Use food coloring for various shades.
- Practice on parchment paper before decorating cookies.
- Store leftover icing in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing and piping
- 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: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: decorating cookies, royal icing, cookie decoration