Royal Icing Cookies
Directions
- 1Prepare the sugar cookie dough (the recipe is mentioned in the comments).
- 2Roll out the dough and use cookie cutters to make the desired shapes.
- 3Place the cookies on a baking sheet and bake them.
- 4Let the cookies cool completely.
- 5Make the royal icing: Combine 4 cups powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons meringue powder, and 9-10 tablespoons of room temperature water in a KitchenAid stand mixer.
- 6Divide the icing into different bowls and add gel food coloring to create different colors.
- 7Place the piping bags in plastic cups to easily fill them with icing.
- 8Tie the piping bags with a hair elastic.
- 9Outline the cookies with icing, then fill in the shapes.
- 10Lightly drop the cookies on the table to even out the icing.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1.5 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
- 3 cups flour
- 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 9 tablespoons water
- 0 gel food color
Equipment
rolling pincookie cuttersbaking sheetspatulaKitchenAid stand mixerpiping bagsplastic cupshair elastic