Royal Icing Recipe
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Royal Icing Recipe
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This royal icing recipe is an easy icing recipe that's perfect for use in decorating sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies, and more!
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Ingredients
- 4 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 1/2 cup warm water about 80F
- 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
- Optional: gel food coloring
Instructions
- Add the powdered sugar and meringue powder to a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
- Slowly stream in the warm water, beating on high speed for 2 minutes.
- Mix in the vanilla extract.
- To test if it’s ready, lift up the whisk. The icing should fall back into the bowl in a ribbon and should re-incorporate into the icing in the bowl within 5-10 seconds.
- If it’s too thin, continue mixing on high speed until it reaches this consistency. The longer you beat royal icing, the thicker it becomes. If it’s too thick, you can always beat in a splash of water if needed.
- Whisk/beat in gel food coloring as desired.
- This icing takes about 2 hours to dry completely once applied on cookies (or longer if it’s a thick layer).
Notes
- Powdered sugar: It's important to use powdered sugar (confectioners sugar) not granulated sugar.
- Meringue powder: Meringue powder is a mixture of pasteurized egg whites, sugar, and other ingredients. It is commonly sold near cake decorating supplies, and it can also be ordered online.
- Warm water: Warm water helps everything to mix together nicely.
- Clear vanilla: Using clear vanilla will keep the royal icing white. If you use a different flavoring or pure vanilla extract, it may change the color of the icing.
- Gel food coloring: Gel food coloring works well because it doesn't affect the consistency of the icing the way that regular food coloring can.
- Yield: This recipe makes 3 cups of royal icing. The number of servings will vary depending on how much frosting you use per cookie.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
40kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
0.2g
(0%)
Sodium
4mg
(0%)
Potassium
3mg
(0%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Calcium
0.3mg
(0%)
Iron
0.01mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 40 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 40kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 0.2g | 0% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 3mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Calcium | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.01mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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