Description
This recipe teaches you how to make royal icing for decorating cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 egg white or 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Water as needed
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine powdered sugar and egg white or meringue powder.
- Add lemon juice and mix until smooth.
- If the icing is too thick, add water one teaspoon at a time.
- Use a mixer to beat until the mixture holds stiff peaks.
- Divide the icing into bowls and color as desired.
- Use immediately for decorating cookies.
Notes
- Store any leftover icing in an airtight container.
- Let the decorated cookies dry completely before stacking.
- Adjust the consistency for piping or flooding as needed.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 7 grams
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 grams
- Saturated Fat: 0 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 8 grams
- Fiber: 0 grams
- Protein: 0 grams
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: royal icing, cookies, baking, decoration