Simple Way to Royal Icing Frosting Recipe

Glossy Royal Icing

Royal icing can turn regular sugar cookies into little works of art!

Recipe Summary Glossy Royal Icing

I received this recipe from a professional baker. I prefer to use this instead of a regular royal icing recipe with egg whites. It hardens nicely and is glossy rather than matte like regular royal icing. Use almond, orange, or lemon extract, whatever you prefer.

Ingredients | Royal Icing Frosting Recipe

¼ cup warm water

1 tablespoon light corn syrup

¼ teaspoon almond extract

3 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Directions

Stir warm water, corn syrup, and almond extract together in a small bowl until corn syrup and extract have dissolved. Place confectioners' sugar into a separate bowl and add liquid ingredients. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until royal icing is smooth. Store in a lidded container for up to a week; stir thoroughly before using.

For thick icing, which you will need for outlining and details, add more sugar until icing is quite thick. Icing can be thinned with a few drops of water to make a glaze for filling in outlines or dipping cookies.

Icing hardens into a shiny glaze quickly. Keep stirring your bowl of icing as you work with it.

Info | Royal Icing Frosting Recipe

prep: 10 mins total: 10 mins Servings: 60 Yield: 2 -1/2 cups

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