Description
A simple and classic royal icing recipe for decorating cookies and cakes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine powdered sugar and egg whites.
- Mix on low speed until combined.
- Add lemon juice and mix on medium speed until the icing is smooth and glossy.
- Adjust consistency with water or more powdered sugar as needed.
- Use immediately or store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Use food coloring to tint the icing.
- Cover unused icing to prevent it from drying out.
- Thicker icing is good for outlining, thinner for flooding.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: royal icing recipe, icing for cookies, cookie decorating