I am sure most of you know what Royal Icing is. Well this is basically the exact same thing, only way easier to make. I found this recipe in the Food Network Magazine and wanted to try it on my sugar cookies. It was super easy and it turned out perfect. My favorite part is when you iced your cookie you didn't have to get it perfect, any imperfections or smudges quickly smoothed out on it's own once you put the icing on. It isn't runny, but just the right consistency to slap some on and it evened out to a pretty smooth finish no matter how messy you were with the icing. My kinda icing. I hate futzing with it and ending up with a lumpy smudgy icing after all that work. Sprinkle with pretty sprinkles or make some with food coloring and decorate with various colors. I have never made royal icing but Mom made a batch to compare to this icing. After watching her make it- I won't be making it. Too much effort compared to this one and once they were done you couldn't tell them apart. Also- the meringue powder was easier to find that I thought. I found a can of it in the specialty baking area at Wal-Mart by the arts and crafts/scrapbooking area, it is a little high but it will last you forever since you don't use much to make a batch of icing, and we iced at least 2 dozen cookies with it, if not more.
Iced Sugar Cookies Icing Recipe
3 3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 T meringue powder
6 T water
Sift the powdered sugar and meringue powder together in to a large bowl. Beat in 6 tablespoons of water with a mixer on medium speed until soft, glossy peaks form. Spread onto the cookies and decorate. Let sit about 1 hour. (we didn't.. we ate them right away! LOL)
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