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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.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 3 cups
Calories: 638 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 9 - 10 tablespoons water at room temperature
- Gel food coloring optional
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.
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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 Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
638kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
160g
(53%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Sodium
59mg
(2%)
Potassium
45mg
(1%)
Sugar
157g
(314%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 638
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 638kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 160g | 53% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Sodium | 59mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 45mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 157g | 314% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.