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Royal Icing

Royal Icing (piping consistency) from ButFirstCookies.com
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 Tbsp meringue powder
  • 4 cups confectioner's (powdered) sugar sifted
  • 1/2 tsp Karo syrup (optional)
  • 1/8 tsp clear flavored extract (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Combine water and meringue powder in a bowl and beat with mixer until frothy.
  • Sift powdered sugar into the same bowl and mix to combine
  • Add syrup and extract if desired
  • Beat the icing for 4-5 minutes until it is glossy and holds a peak if the beater is turned upside down

Medium Consistency

  • Continue to add water ½ Tbsp at a time until at desired consistency (icing should disappear into itself in about 5 seconds after being dripped back into the mixing bowl).

Flooding Consistency

  • Continue to add water ½ Tbsp at a time until at desired consistency (icing should disappear into itself in about 3 seconds after being dripped back into the mixing bowl).