Description
Delightful sugar cookie icing brings festive charm to holiday baking adventures. Royal icing provides a smooth, elegant finish you can customize with colors and decorative techniques.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsps (30–45 ml) milk (adjust for consistency)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract (or almond extract for a twist)
- Food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Mixing Base: In a clean bowl, whisk powdered sugar and milk until achieving a silky smooth consistency. Adjust milk quantity to create two distinct textures – thick for detailed outlining and thinner for seamless surface coverage.
- Flavor Enhancement: Incorporate vanilla or almond extract to elevate the icing’s aromatic profile, blending thoroughly for uniform taste distribution.
- Color Preparation: Divide the pristine white mixture into separate containers. Introduce food coloring, stirring meticulously to generate vibrant, saturated hues across each portion.
- Decorative Technique: Utilize piping bags or squeeze bottles for precise application. Execute a strategic decorating approach – first outline cookies with dense icing, then flood interior spaces with translucent mixture, ensuring clean edges and smooth surfaces.
- Finishing Process: Allow decorated cookies to air-dry in a stable environment. Permit complete solidification over 4-6 hours or overnight, ensuring intricate designs set perfectly before storage or packaging.
Notes
- Control Milk Consistency: Adjust milk quantity carefully – less milk creates thick icing for detailed outlining, more milk produces smooth flooding consistency.
- Extract Enhancement: Add vanilla or almond extract sparingly to elevate flavor without overwhelming sweetness.
- Color Blending Technique: Mix food coloring thoroughly to ensure uniform color distribution, preventing streaks or uneven pigmentation.
- Strategic Decorating Process: Use two-step technique – pipe crisp borders first with thicker icing, then fill interior with more liquid icing for professional-looking results.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 400 kcal
- Sugar: 100 g
- Sodium: 15 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 100 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg