Description
Creative ideas for decorating cookies with royal icing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 egg white or 1 tablespoon meringue powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- Water as needed
- Food coloring
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix powdered sugar with egg white or meringue powder.
- Add cream of tartar and mix until smooth.
- Gradually add water until desired consistency is reached.
- Divide the icing into separate bowls for coloring.
- Add food coloring and mix well.
- Pipe the outlines on the cookies first.
- Fill in the outlines with thinned icing.
- Let the icing dry completely before stacking or packaging.
Notes
- Use a squeeze bottle for detailed designs.
- Keep royal icing covered to prevent drying.
- Experiment with different colors and patterns.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing and piping
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: royal icing, cookie decoration, baking, dessert ideas