Sugar Cookies + Royal Icing Tutorial
December 15th, 2010
Sugar cookies, by definition, should be pretty simple since they’re comprised mainly of butter and sugar. The problem is, they’re fairly labor-intensive and royal icing is tricky to master. I’m no expert, but here are some of my tips to ensure that your cookies come out looking good and tasting even better.
1. If you can, make the dough ahead of time (I like this recipe).
2. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters, bake and then let cool.
3. Make icing.
Royal Icing:
In a bowl of an electric mixer combine:
4 cups sifted powdered sugar
3 TB meringue powder
10 TB of warm water
Beat for 8 minutes on low speed
Most people swear by making one stiff icing to outline the shape of the cookie and then filling it in (also known as “flooding”) with a thinner frosting (made by adding a little water). I prefer to make only one frosting that’s neither stiff or runny (somewhere just in between) that can most accurately be described as the consistency of toothpaste.
4. Divide icing into several bowls and add food coloring to each.
5. Transfer frosting to pastry bags or into squirt bottles (my preference).
6. Outline cookies and then fill the inside using the pastry tip as a way to add and spread the frosting as you go.
7. Add sprinkles/edible pearls/sanding sugar before the frosting sets.
Thanks for the tutorial! My cookies turned out great!
http://ediblepantiesblog.com/2010/12/21/have-your-cookie-and-icing-too/
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This was such an awesome tutorial I borrowed (with all the appropriate acknowledgments of course) on my website. Go check it out! Cute blog, btw!!
This is awesome – I was looking for a great sugar cookie and icing recipe! Thank you!
These cookies are amazing! You’ve decorated them perfectly and what’s even nicer is that you’ve shared your secret. I don’t know how you balance fashion and your gift for pastries, but you do it effortlessly.
These cookies look very yummy
This is awesome – I was looking for a great sugar cookie and icing recipe! Thank you!
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i have to try this in December for the holidays!! xo
Carla
fabulous! absolutely fabulous!
Loving these decorative cookies! I always look foward making sugar cookies during the holidays, my aunt and I usually make about 10 dozen cookies…which takes all day!!! Thank you
I just finished making these… they turned out great! I added a little bit of vanilla to the cookie dough, which gave the cookies a nice taste. Michaels had most of the supplies I needed- the bottles, pearls, and even the meringue powder!
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