Royal Icing

Name: Royal Icing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients: 4 cups powdered sugar; 3 tablespoons meringue powder; 9 - 10 tablespoons water; Gel food coloring

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Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings
3 cups
Calories
638 kcal
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American

Royal Icing

Mina Zimmerman

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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.

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Ingredients

Servings

4 cups powdered sugar sifted
3 tablespoons meringue powder
9 - 10 tablespoons water at room temperature
Gel food coloring optional

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Instructions

Sift the 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 beat all of the icing ingredients together on a high speed for about 2 minutes. Check the icing by lifting the whisk to see if the icing drips back down and smooths easily back into the icing in the bowl. If it does the icing is ready. 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.

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.