Description
Royal icing is a smooth icing used to decorate sugar cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Water as needed
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine powdered sugar and egg whites.
- Add lemon juice and vanilla extract.
- Mix until smooth and glossy.
- If too thick, add water gradually.
- Use immediately or store in an airtight container.
Notes
- For piping, the icing should be thick.
- For flooding, add more water to thin the icing.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 1mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: royal icing for sugar cookies