Basic Royal Icing (No extra Flavour). Today, we are going to talk about royalty! First of all, I have to clarify that by no means I am an expert on decorating cookies. But… My daughter loves to decorate cookies!!

Continue whipping the icing, this time on a medium speed. If you're adding additional flavoring to your royal icing, you can add it during one of these stops. Mix the icing for about five minutes until it becomes light and fluffy. You can have Basic Royal Icing (No extra Flavour) using 3 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Basic Royal Icing (No extra Flavour)

Prepare 400 g of icing sugar.
You need 3 tbsp of meringue powder.
Prepare 5-7 tbsp of water.

If you skipped the butter and plan to make thin, pourable icing. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, egg white, and water. Add a little bit of thick icing or sifted powdered sugar (about a Tablespoon), to your royal icing, mix and test. Continue adding more until you reach the consistency you'd like.

Basic Royal Icing (No extra Flavour) step by step

Beat sugar & meringue powder with 4-5 tbsp of water, adding a tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is achieved..
Use gel food colouring for brighter colour & use less drop for pastel. Done..

Note that adding icing sugar will lighten the color so you may need to add a little more gel coloring. Figuring Out the Correct Consistency - Timing Test This easy royal icing recipe for sugar cookies is SO ridiculously simple to make! No egg whites, no meringue powder, just four simple ingredients whipped up with a hand or stand mixer. No egg whites, no meringue powder, just four simple ingredients whipped up with a hand or stand mixer. The consistency will be a thick liquid like honey.