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Easy Royal Icing
Yield: 4 cups
Easy Royal Icing perfect for decorating cutout cookies! This recipe contains only 5 ingredients and is easy to make!
Equipment
- Electric hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp (36 g) meringue powder
- ½ cup (118 g) water
- 1 tbsp (22 g) corn syrup
- 1 tsp (4 g) almond extract or clear vanilla extract
- 4 cups (480 g) powdered sugar
Instructions
- Add meringue powder, water, corn syrup, and almond extract to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment or large mixing bowl. Mix on low speed or whisk to combine.
- Add in powdered sugar. Mix on low speed until the powdered sugar is absorbed and the icing is smooth.
- Turn the mixer to medium-high speed and mix for about 5 minutes until the icing becomes thick.
- Change the consistency of the icing by adding small amounts of water to small batches of the recipe. You can also add gel food coloring to color the icing at this point.
Notes
Store the royal icing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Before you use the icing, stir it very well so that it is smooth.
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