Perfect Royal Icing to decorate Sugar Cookies!

Recipe Snapshot

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  • Yield: 3 cups
  • Category: Recipes
  • Cuisine: Kitchen notes

Ingredients

  • 4 cups confectioners sugar (powdered sugar)
  • 3 tablespoons meringue powder
  • 1.5 teaspoon vanilla extract [oil-free]
  • 5-6 tablespoons warm water

Method

  1. In the steel bowl of your stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment or using your hand mixer mix together confectioners sugar and meringue powder.
  2. In a bowl mix together warm water and vanilla extract.
  3. With mixer running running on low speed, start adding the water-vanilla extract mix (1 tablespoon at a time) into the dry ingredients. It will start appearing all clumpy. Don't worry you are doing it right.
  4. Increase the speed to medium and keep adding more water. It will start getting little loose.
  5. Now beat at medium-high speed for 3-4 minutes till the icing looks shiny and forms peaks [see picture].
  6. Store icing in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.