Royal Icing is the best icing to decorate cookies. It tastes lovely and dries hard but with smooth edges, making pretty cookie decorations that don't get damaged it they touch anything. Because of its drying characteristic and also because it's simple and easy to color this icing is perfect for all decorations.
There are different ways you can make this icing. The easiest is to buy the prepared royal icing mix and then you only need to add water accordingly to package instructions.
But if you don't have this mixture, or just want to make the icing from scratch, it's still super easy. I'm going to share with you two recipes.
Royal icing using meringue powder:
*this recipe is for the outlining consistency. To get to the flooding consistency just keep adding water (1 teaspoon at a time) until you reach the consistency you want.
4 cups (440g) icing/ powdered sugar
3 tablespoons (30g) meringue powder
3/4 cup (180ml) warm water
1/" teaspoon flavoring (optional)
Beat icing sugar and meringue powder in an electric or stand mixer until combined. Add the water and flavoring and keep beating until it is glossy and forms stiff peaks (5 min).
Royal Icing using egg whites:
1 large egg white
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 cups (220g) icing/ powdered sugar
Beat together the egg white with lemon juice. Add icing sugar and beat until well incorporated
Storage
If you don't use it right away, cover it with plastic wrap and then a damp towel to prevent from drying. If it isn't exposed to the air, you can store it for up to two weeks but you may have to mix it again before using.
You can also freeze royal icing.
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