I received the cutest cookie bouquet this week, and it got me thinking about making a few of my own arrangements for Valentine’s Day. So what makes the perfect cookie for decorating? How about the icing? How can we make our own decorated cookies look like the pro’s? Well, it takes the right cookie dough recipe, the perfect royal icing and a few tips to get you off and running. After Valentine’s Day, this recipe will be great for Easter, Christmas or just because! For a step by step tutorial, I’ve included the link to my video!
Watch my How to Video for Decorated Cookies here!
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Ingredients
For the Royal Icing:
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup meringue powder (I use Chefmaster Deluxe)
- 2 teaspoons almond extract (or vanilla extract if you prefer)
- 1 1/3 cup room temperature or slightly warm water
Ingredients For the Royal Icing:
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Instructions
For the Royal Icing:
- In a standing mixer bowl, combine powdered sugar with meringue powder. Add almond or vanilla extract and water. Beat until thick. Icing should be the consistency of school glue. If using food coloring, separate icing into separate bowls and mix desired food coloring in each bowl. (Note: Royal icing will quickly crust over if left uncovered. If that happens, stir until softened and keep covered when not using.) To pipe the icing, use a squeeze bottle with a fine tip, a piping bag with the tip snipped or #2 or #3 piping tip. Pip a border around the edges of the cookie and then “flood” or fill the cookie inside the border. Let icing harden slightly before additional decorating. To make heart shapes with icing, Pipe dots near the edge of the cookie. Drag a toothpick through the dots to create a heart shaped border. Let iced cookies dry overnight. Store in an airtight container. Cookies can be frozen.
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