Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Super easy royal icing recipe


This icing is a perfect pair with the sugar cookie recipe I have posted. The icing dries hard on the outside but stays a bit soft on the inside. It does not dry super hard, which is nice for those with sensitive teeth. This takes about 10 minutes to make.


Ingredients:
  1. 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  2. 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  3. 2 beaten egg whites
  4. 1 tsp almond extract
Directions:
  1. Sift the confectioners' sugar and cream of tartar together
  2. Beat the two egg whites then add the almond extract
  3. With an electric mixer, beat the egg white mixture with the dry mixture until it's the consistency you like, about 2-5 minutes. I didn't mix mine too long, maybe 2 minutes.
  4. Put the icing in a bag and snip the end or use a confectioner bag with a tip.
The icing can be colored if desired. I would recommend using a gel color like the kind used for cake frosting.

Yields enough for about 40 cookies

Enjoy!!!

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