Royal Icing
Royal Icing
Use this easy royal icing recipe to decorate sugar cookies during the holiday season (or whenever you get a craving).
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
1
minute
Servings
0
servings
Total time: 11 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 4 pasteurized egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- food coloring, if desired
Directions
- In a large metal bowl of an electric mixer, use the whisk attachment to beat the egg whites, cream of tartar and vanilla on high speed until frothy.
- Adjust mixer speed to low. Slowly add confectioners sugar.
- Increase speed back to high. Mix icing until thickened and there are glossy, stiff peaks.
- To add food coloring, separate icing into bowls and add the desired amount of coloring to each bowl, incorporating using a rubber spatula.
- While frosting cookies, cover icing you are not using with plastic wrap, as royal icing dries very quickly.