Royal icing decorations
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Over the past two years, I've experimented with other royal icing recipe variations and made a few tweaks until I reached the formula I now use consistently each time I make cookies.
5 ingredients
Condiments
- 1 tbsp Corn syrup, light
Baking & Spices
- 1 tsp Clear vanilla extract
- 5 tbsp Meringue, powder
- 2 lbs Powdered sugar
Liquids
- 1 cup Water
Did you know you could use a cookie stencil to make DIY royal icing transfers? This tutorial will show you how with step by step picutres and instructions.

Laura Greer saved to Cookies
5 · Makes 1 and 1/2 cups of royal icing. This icing is suitable for cookie decorating, making royal icing transfers and more.
6 ingredients
Baking & Spices
- 1/8 tsp Almond extract
- 1/8 tsp Lemon extract
- 1 tbsp Meringue, powder
- 2 1/4 cup Powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
Liquids
- 3 tbsp Water
Cherise Phillip saved to Cookies
15 · If you're new to working with royal icing and want to learn the basics, this is the post for you! In it you'll find my go-to royal icing recipe, a break down of the basic royal icing consistencies, answers to frequently asked questions and how to troubleshoot common royal icing issues.
3 ingredients
Baking & Spices
- 1/4 cup Meringue
- 1 lb Powdered sugar
Liquids
- 1/2 cup Water

Dacotah Mitchell saved to Christmas cookies
11 · Using only three ingredients, this royal icing recipe is great for decorating cookies, gingerbread houses and piping flowers. It dries hard, with a shiny smear-proof finish, and is easy to customize with color and flavor. This recipe makes 3 cups of icing and uses meringue powder rather than egg whites as the base. It works up quickly and easily and is a cinch to customize with color or flavor. #wiltoncakes #blog #blogger #blogpost #meringuepowder #royalicing #homemade #baking #recipes…
11 · Using only three ingredients, this royal icing recipe is great for decorating cookies, gingerbread houses and piping flowers. It dries hard, with a shiny smear-proof finish, and is easy to customize with color and flavor. This recipe makes 3 cups of icing and uses meringue powder rather than egg whites as the base. It works up quickly and easily and is a cinch to customize with color or flavor. #wiltoncakes #blog #blogger #blogpost #meringuepowder #royalicing #homemade #baking #recipes…
3 ingredients
Baking & Spices
- 3 tbsp Meringue, Powder
- 4 cups Powdered sugar
Liquids
- 5 tbsp Water

Wilton Cake Decorating saved to The Wilton Blog
How to Make Spooky Candy Eyes with Royal Icing and a How to Video | The Bearfoot Baker

Two Sisters saved to Baking & Decorating Tips
2 · 70 minutes · Evelyn Kennell of Roanoke, Illinois sends the recipe for Ample Brown Betty. It's great for using leftover bread.
9 ingredients
Produce
- 40 cups Apples
Condiments
- 3 tbsp Lemon juice
Baking & Spices
- 3 cups Brown sugar, packed
- 2 tsp Cinnamon, ground
- 2 tsp Nutmeg, ground
- 2 cups Sugar
Bread & Baked Goods
- 2 loaves (20 ounces each) white bread with crusts
Dairy
- 2 cups Butter
Liquids
- 4 cups Water

Janine Whitehead saved to cakes
The Basics of Royal Icing Consistency for Cookie Decorating You've made your icing, using this royal icing recipe and colored it, you're ready to decorate right? Almost, but not quite. The icing consistency needs to be adjusted for different decorating techniques. It's key to achieving the results you want with your cookies, and was definitely

Amy M saved to Cake & Cookie Decorating & pie
Make stress free Christmas cookies with the help of these cute Christmas royal icing transfers. Follow this tutorial to make then now and decorate later.

cindy geiss saved to Craft-ideas
Sometimes good things come in small packages and these toothpick roses are a great example. With a few supplies, you can make beautiful small roses.

Bonnie Turcotte saved to Flower cookies