Easy Royal Icing
Royal icing is by far the easiest way to decorate cookies. This easy royal icing recipe will have you decorating in no time!Yield: ½ cup of icing (should decorate 2 dozen cookies)
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 egg white
- ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 ½ c powdered sugar
- ½-1 teaspoon water
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, beat the egg white and cream of tartar until foamy using an electric mixer fitted with a wire whisk.
- Add the powdered sugar a ½ cup at a time and continue to beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until the sugar is incorporated, turn the mixture to high speed and beat it until it forms stiff, glossy peaks, 1-2 minutes.
- This is your royal frosting base. Now you can thin it using the water to your desired consistency. Add ½ teaspoon of water at a time, mixing by hand until it is completely incorporated. To pipe decorations onto these cookies, you are looking for a consistency that is thin enough to pipe gently, but not one that will be too runny.
- If you add too much water, simply sift in a little more powdered sugar and mix it well.
Notes
To flavor royal icing, use a clear extract, adding a little at a time until you like the taste.
To color royal icing, we recommend using gel coloring, dip the end of a toothpick into the gel and swirl it into a portion of your icing. Then mix well!