Crusting time highly depends on the consistency of icing and also on your ambient temperature and/or humidity. Let the icing harden with cookies placed on a wire rack with parchment paper underneath to catch drips. Please remember that a little water goes a LONG way. Thankfully, I have LEARNT a lot since then and today, I am sharing everything I know and answering the most common questions I have gotten over the years. Hi Rebecca, thank you, glad you it was helpful. But that being said, this icing is excellent for adding decorations on your cakes such as flowers. It’s also egg-free (no egg whites and no meringue powder), making it perfect for people with egg allergies. Make sure all your tools are grease free! ): Any flower that you can pipe in buttercream icing can also be made with thick royal icing. Hi Cissie, so glad you found it useful. Gradually whisk in a sufficient quantity of confectioners' sugar to make a softly peaking icing. It’s used to cover buttercream frosted cakes. This icing is used for any type of cake/cupcake/cookie decoration that needs to be dry, hard and not spread. At this point you can use your icing for your project. Mixture will thicken gradually and once royal icing holds a stiff peak it’s ready. It can also be made vegan, if dairy-free milk is used. Royal icing for flooding is thinned out by adding more water into the recipe. This usually takes about 5 minutes of mixing at high speed. You might be living in a place with very humid climate and the moisture in the air is interfering with the recipe and delaying the drying time of your decorated cookies. Thank you Maggie, I’m glad it’s helpful. This icing is really easy to make. This one was my favorite. You can easily keep your egg white royal icing white, by not adding anything else to the mix. Beat this for about 1 minute until you have a white and frothy mixture. Lemon juice or cream of tartar is also sometimes added to make the icing more stable. For outlining and flooding, what size tip do you use? Pour liquid into the powdered sugar mixture and beat on low speed using a hand held mixer. *Thank you Rodelle for sponsoring today’s post so that I can share this tutorial on how to make royal icing recipe for cookies. When exposed to air icing forms a crust on the surface within 5-10 minutes. My easy royal icing recipe does not use lemon juice, cream of tartar or glycerin and it still works PERFECTLY! Outline icing should be the consistency of toothpaste and filling or flooding icing should be the consistency of corn syrup. Beat for about 5-8 minutes. To prevent this from happening you need to cover royal icing. This icing works as a great GLUE for sticking all the gingerbread cookie pieces together. Mixture will be thin at first. You can find it on Amazon, Hobby Lobby, Michaels. For a long term storage you can Freeze Royal Icing. So you will need to add a little bit less water or add more powdered sugar to get your desired consistency. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to use their pumpkin spice extract, which smells HEAVENLY! Required fields are marked *. Substitute 1 tbl water for 1 tbl freshly squeezed and strained lemon juice. To decorate, drizzle royal icing (see recipe below*) using a fork and quickly drizzle the icing across the trees to simulate snow-covered trees. I like that you add the sugar and meringue together and then add liquid. Consider replacing them and making the recipe again. Some people are concerned about the use of egg whites and meringue powder but since they are pasteurized, they are safe for consumption. This is especially true when crusted icing gets mixed into soft icing and then all the little hardened particles get spooned into a piping bag. Hi, how many seconds do you prefer your icing? And your tutorial on royal icing consistency is super helpful! Proceed in same way with rest of the icing sugar. No, this icing needs to be beaten until stiff peaks form and you definitely need a stand mixer or an electric mixer for that. This post may contain affiliate links. Hi Lini, I generally use 15 second flood icing to outline and flood cookies. Stir Vanilla, Almond and Lemon extract into lukewarm water. I used 2 different recipes that I found on Pinterest. You can see it in the video too. For true white icing, use clear extract to avoid discoloration OR use white gel coloring. Note: The color of your icings will get deeper and better the longer they sit. This icing should be colored with gel food coloring. Read More…. I have heard people say that Glace icing is like a royal icing recipe without eggs…lol. Thanks for the recipe! Your egg whites were not fresh or your meringue powder was too old. Refer to Royal Icing FAQ to learn more about royal icing, To make a Small batch Fresh Lemon Royal Icing. That depends on the humidity in your area. You have to use soft buttercream frosting for that. You can also turn on the fan and face it in the direction of the cookies to speed up the drying process. Once the icing dries, you can stack them, pack them and SHIP them to family friends. Whether you use food dyes or gels, remember they add liquid to your royal icing. Hi Hani, I can’t find maringue powder in my area, could you plz make this recipe easier for me to replace meringue powder by any thing else. Very easy to read recipe and mine turned out really well. As always, all opinions are mine.*. Fondant is a thick sugar dough that’s soft and pliable and can be rolled out. Here is a tutorial on how to make easy icing flowers. Problem with crusting is that while it doesn’t affect taste it can make for an unpleasant decorating experience. You can now color your icing with gel colors.