Royal Icing
This classic and simple royal icing recipe is a cookie decorating staple with a smooth consistency that sets quickly without hardening too much. Made with meringue powder it has a delicious taste and a smooth texture that's perfect for flooding and piping cookies.
Servings: 3 cups
Ingredients
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 9-10 tablespoons room temperature water
- gel food coloring, optional
Instructions
- Sift the 4 cups powdered sugar first by measuring it out and pouring it through a sifter or by pouring it into a fine-mesh sieve and shaking it through.
- Using an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or a handheld mixer whisk the sifted sugar, 3 tablespoons meringue powder, and 9-10 tablespoons room temperature water until the icing slowly drips down and smooths out on it's own.
- If the icing is too thick add more water 1 tablespoon at a time. If it's too thin add more powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
- Add gel food coloring, as needed to reach the desired colors.
Notes
This royal icing sets or hardens on the iced cookies in about 2 hours' time when sitting on the counter. To speed this up place the iced cookies in the refrigerator.
To keep the icing from hardening while you're decorating a bunch of cookies lay a damp paper towel over the top of the bowl until you're ready to use the remainder.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 638kcal | Carbohydrates: 160g | Protein: 3g | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 48mg | Sugar: 157g | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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