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Frosting: Royal Icing~Cookies

Source of Recipe

Kimberly


List of Ingredients

BASE CONSISTENCY
3 tbs meringue powder
1 lb sifted confectioners' sugar
5=6 tbs lukewarm water
1 tsp flavoring like vanilla, lemon, orange, almond or cherry)



Recipe

This recipe should give you a good outline consistency. If it seems too thick, then add water one tablespoon at a time. If it seems too thin, add confectioners' sugar a tablespoon at a time.



Combine all ingredients. Mix with electric mixer 5 to 6 min. on high speed.



This icing dries very quickly, so keep portions you are not using well covered. Also place filled

decorating bags that you aren't using upside down in a glass with a wet paper towel in the bottom.



FLOW CONSISTENCY

To make flow icing you need to fill in the cookies after outlining you will need to thin the base with 3 to 4 tbs of additional water. Fill outlined cookies with a spatula or a bag using a no. 5 tip.



Adding color - use gel or paste coloring - you will want to tint only a little at a time and remember to keep the color covered.