Royal Icing Recipe

Written By Holli Barnes

by: Cookies by Holli

Welcome to my first blog post, my royal icing recipe! I am so glad you’re here!

If you’re like me, you don’t like to read all of the extra fluff at the beginning of a blog post, you just want the information. So, I’ll keep this one short and sweet.

Below you will find the tried and true Royal Icing recipe that I use to create all of my custom sugar cookies. I included links to all of the items that I use from Amazon.

*As part of the Amazon Affiliate program, I receive commissions anytime you use these links to purchase any items linked here.*

Enjoy!

Royal Icing Recipe - Single Batch (frosts about 2 dozen cookies)

If you have a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, add all ingredients to your Kitchen Aid and mix on high (I use setting 8) for 3 minutes or until stiff peaks form.

If you do not have a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, add all ingredients to a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form.

That’s it, it really is that easy (and yummy)! The next step from here would be to pull out a smaller amount for flood and add water to get your desired consistency.

For Royal Icing consistencies, check out my blog post here.

See a few notes below:

  • White food coloring: I like to add in white food coloring at this stage to ensure that my entire batch of icing is pure white.

  • Looking to double the recipe? Just double the quantity of each ingredient. This recipe can be tripled or quadrupled if necessary.

  • I definitely recommend getting a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer if you are serious about Royal Icing, it is so easy and gets you the perfect consistency every time. My mom used to use a hand mixer and she literally went through multiple hand mixers because they kept dying on her.

  • Almond/Nut Allergies: You can omit the almond and replace with orange extract, lemon extract, butter extract or additional vanilla extract.

  • Links: Here is a quick link to all of the items I have linked throughout the post.

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XOXO,

Holli Barnes!

Holli Barnes