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Easy Royal Icing
A foolproof three-ingredient royal icing that whips up glossy and pipes beautifully for outlining and flooding cookies. It dries hard with a shiny finish, so decorated sugar cookies and gingerbread houses look bakery-made.
Ingredients
- 3egg whites
- 1 poundconfectioners' sugar · 450g
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
Steps
- 1
In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, beat the egg whites on medium-low speed until frothy, about 1 minute.
- 2
With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla.
- 3
Once fully incorporated, increase the speed to medium-high and beat until stiff, shiny peaks form.
- 4
Divide the icing among small bowls and dye with gel food coloring if desired.
- 5
Transfer the icing to piping bags and decorate the cookies.
Creator's notes
Keep any icing that isn't being used immediately covered with plastic wrap — it dries out very quickly.
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